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Gunderson’s Hertha is fierce, witty and courageous and her Marie is cowering, heartbroken and despondent.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
With multiple victories on the board outweighing a marginal defeat, Republicans aren’t cowering under attempts at cultural ostracism either.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
The audience gasped seeing a lion cub cowering inside.
—Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
However, Louisiana and her people will never cower in fear.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2025
With multiple victories on the board outweighing a marginal defeat, Republicans aren’t cowering under attempts at cultural ostracism either.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Feb. 2025
The audience gasped seeing a lion cub cowering inside.
—Michael Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
However, Louisiana and her people will never cower in fear.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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