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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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Whichever side blinks is considered cowardly by the media, but probably not by the voters.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
However, the lion later blames Elphaba for preventing him from tearing him from his home and forcing him to learn to fend for himself, which was the catalyst to his cowardly ways.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
After a British deserter mistakenly gains immortality during the American Revolution, he is forced to face his cowardly past and fight against a sinister plot to destroy America.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
Whichever side blinks is considered cowardly by the media, but probably not by the voters.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Asch’s subjects weren’t especially foolish or cowardly.
—Big Think, 27 Nov. 2025
However, the lion later blames Elphaba for preventing him from tearing him from his home and forcing him to learn to fend for himself, which was the catalyst to his cowardly ways.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cowardly
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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