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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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
For every cowardly troll who tried to bully us, there were dozens of friends, family, colleagues, and complete strangers who reached out to show their support and share their own experiences.
—Gretchen Carlson, Time, 25 July 2025
Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
And unlike the cowardly ambiguity and doubletalk toward Iran and its nuclear program in the past by Barack Obama, John Kerry, Joe Biden and Antony Blinken, Trump was clear as a bell.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
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Adverb
Yes, by sheltering in a vast network of tunnels beneath schools, hospitals and homes, Hamas cowardly exposed its own civilians to slaughter.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
For every cowardly troll who tried to bully us, there were dozens of friends, family, colleagues, and complete strangers who reached out to show their support and share their own experiences.
—Gretchen Carlson, Time, 25 July 2025
Adjective
Those cowardly films ignore the ideological confusion and moral bankruptcy that precede political and creative failure.
—Armond White, National Review, 4 July 2025
And unlike the cowardly ambiguity and doubletalk toward Iran and its nuclear program in the past by Barack Obama, John Kerry, Joe Biden and Antony Blinken, Trump was clear as a bell.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 4 July 2025
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“Cowardly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cowardly. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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