are cowering
- present progressive of cower.
Example Sentences
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Unsurprisingly, bonds - so many investors' asset class of choice this year - are cowering at the prospect.
From Reuters ● Feb. 17, 2023
If you have understocked your Halloween candy and are cowering in your dark apartment waiting for the neighborhood children to stop knocking, you might want something scary to pass the time.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
Meanwhile, us wusses are cowering under our sheets.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 22, 2019
Palace are cowering near the foot of this division, a team praying for the opening of the transfer window.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2016
But with your help, my brave, as soon as they are cowering among the trees we must attack in turn.”
From Fitz the Filibuster by Piffard, Harold
