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Recent Examples of cower
This is no time to cower in the face of a bully who is stealing our lunch money.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Our cities deserve leadership that fights for them in the face of anti-American policies, not one who cowers in the face of right-wing pressure.
—Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Though in just his second year in the league, Barry hardly cowered at the Cow Palace in the face of such famous competition.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
On Deal or No Deal Island, there are two kinds of people: those who want to take fate into their hands and face the banker and those who cower at the thought.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Our cities deserve leadership that fights for them in the face of anti-American policies, not one who cowers in the face of right-wing pressure.
—Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Though in just his second year in the league, Barry hardly cowered at the Cow Palace in the face of such famous competition.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
On Deal or No Deal Island, there are two kinds of people: those who want to take fate into their hands and face the banker and those who cower at the thought.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cower
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“Cower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cower. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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