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a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger
the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Called a coward, Booth decides to reveal himself as Lincoln’s killer.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
But the nephew goes beyond that — not just labeling his uncle a sore loser, but also, in a sense, a coward.
—Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Advertisement At the height of the nation’s struggle of conscience over the Vietnam War, that decision had multiple possible consequences for a young man: ostracism by friends and family, loss of employment opportunities, and lifetime stigma as being unpatriotic or worse — a coward.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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Walz, who graduated from Chadron State College in Nebraska, mocked Vance's Ivy League education and Silicon Valley employment before effectively calling him a coward in front of a national television audience.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Aug. 2024
Called a coward, Booth decides to reveal himself as Lincoln’s killer.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
But the nephew goes beyond that — not just labeling his uncle a sore loser, but also, in a sense, a coward.
—Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
Advertisement At the height of the nation’s struggle of conscience over the Vietnam War, that decision had multiple possible consequences for a young man: ostracism by friends and family, loss of employment opportunities, and lifetime stigma as being unpatriotic or worse — a coward.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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“Coward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coward. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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