cravenly
- a word derived from craven.
Example Sentences
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Instead, I cravenly slunk away from the chance to learn more about this strange genius.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2021
I believe that Hachette, the publishing house that acquired and then canceled “Apropos of Nothing,” behaved cravenly.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2020
In Michael Wolff’s book Fire and Fury he is described as a “constant hovering – even lurking – presence in Trump Tower”, cravenly angling for a job in the new administration.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2018
The Public’s corporate sponsors freaked out and cravenly pulled their funding from the production: first Delta Airlines, then Bank of America.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 12, 2017
Not cravenly coughing up facts and figures for the Gestapo.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
