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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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Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Christian is ambitious but cowardly, which often creates conflict within himself.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Because, in this land of weak governments and cowardly corporations, the Coastal Commission is the rare California institution with a spine.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Adverb
While the show nails his glow-up from being a cowardly yakuza to becoming a major player in the Tojo clan, the climax fumbles his fall from grace by devolving his menace and inner turmoil into cartoonish villainy in the show’s finale.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Christian is ambitious but cowardly, which often creates conflict within himself.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024
Adjective
How ironic that in its cowardly failure to stand up to Donald Trump’s constant attacks on a free press, the Tribune Editorial Board is, by this action, finally proving him right.
—Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
Because, in this land of weak governments and cowardly corporations, the Coastal Commission is the rare California institution with a spine.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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