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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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
The novel follows their tense exchange while exploring what Brrr knows of Liir, what Yackle understands about the Clock of the Time Dragon, and whether those branded cowardly or wicked can reclaim their own histories.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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
For example, the way Angine tries but doesn’t dare, is kind of cowardly.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
The novel follows their tense exchange while exploring what Brrr knows of Liir, what Yackle understands about the Clock of the Time Dragon, and whether those branded cowardly or wicked can reclaim their own histories.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 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
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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