Examples of pusillanimity in a Sentence

the pusillanimity shown by the press on this issue after the administration began applying pressure

Recent Examples on the Web Even the turbulent Vietnam era didn’t inspire such pusillanimity. — Matthew Hennessey, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2022 The pusillanimity of American corporations on this subject continues to astound. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2021 First civil-rights groups accused it of pusillanimity. — The Economist, 14 Apr. 2021 It is often said that, given the rank pusillanimity of most politicians, such backsliding is inevitable. — Rich Lowry, National Review, 26 Mar. 2021 On the Republican side, strategic calculations ahead of the Georgia runoffs are reinforcing the pusillanimity that many officials are displaying. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2020 But confusing markets with might is exactly the sort of pusillanimity that drives Macron crazy, and amuses Russian President Vladimir Putin. — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2019 Normally Mr Glasenberg would not tolerate such pusillanimity. — The Economist, 5 July 2018 See More

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