has cowed
- present perfect of cow (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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She has cowed everyone into meekly enduring her tirades and ludicrous self-serving rhetoric.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
I think he has cowed most of the institutions at the moment.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2018
In the same stroke, the crown prince has cowed businessmen and royals across the kingdom by taking down the undisputed giant of Saudi finance.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
Ms. Riviello said her reprimand for the November incident has cowed other nurses at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center in New York.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 29, 2014
It has cowed a good many people in its day, and had, indeed, helped to make her a widow at an early age.
From The Hoyden by Duchess
