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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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
My cowardly stread ended today, however.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
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Adverb
Shmi, who died for nothing, the cowardly Jedi refusing to free her, refusing to interfere.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
In practice, despite his rhetoric, Israel’s longest serving prime minister’s security policy was widely seen as cautious and relatively restrained, even derided as cowardly by political rivals, who also mocked his inability to make decisive moves.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Shmi, who died for nothing, the cowardly Jedi refusing to free her, refusing to interfere.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
My cowardly stread ended today, however.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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