Examples of cowardly in a Sentence
Adjective
He insisted on avoiding a cowardly retreat.
She made a cowardly decision to go along with the group.
a cowardly attack from behind
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
The tech obviously works best when someone less cowardly sings directly into the mic.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
Mary Jo McConahay, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
May God comfort the families of the victims, heal the injured and protect humanity from those who dare to commit such cowardly acts of mass violence.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Adverb
Bill’s smarm has calcified into a kind of mad obsession; Hal is a starkly lonely and cowardly man.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
The tech obviously works best when someone less cowardly sings directly into the mic.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Nothing is spared in recounting their odious criminal acts and the cowardly machinations of the church’s leadership to hide them.
—Mary Jo McConahay, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
May God comfort the families of the victims, heal the injured and protect humanity from those who dare to commit such cowardly acts of mass violence.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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