coward
noun
a person who lacks courage in facing danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc.; a timid or easily intimidated person.
cowards
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pluralof coward.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"These cowards can do absolutely nothing to us."
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Instead, like cowards, they cast around for weaker parties to victimize.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
He earlier called Nato allies "cowards" for refusing to offer warships for what he described as a "simple" military task with "little risk".
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Decades ago, people who buckled their seat belts were thought to be signaling that they were cowards, afraid of getting in a crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Rather, they were too frightened to be cowards.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
