Example Sentences

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As we’ve seen time and time again, consumer companies are notable not for their steadfastness in defending the public interest, but their cravenness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

But considering the stakes now, the cravenness of their opportunism can still shock even after all of this time.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022

When moderation becomes a hallmark of cravenness, complex thought disappears.

From Washington Post • Jan. 14, 2022

But I think you should prepare yourself for continued volatility on her part, and continued cravenness on your brother’s, sorry as I am to have to make such a prediction.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2021

This cravenness, this kowtowing before any idiot with a louder voice, certainly wasn't in his genes.

From The Odyssey of Sam Meecham by Fritch, Charles E.