have cowed
- present perfect of cow.
Example Sentences
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In theory, the demise of the National Industrial Recovery Act could have cowed the administration, as the Supreme Court seemed poised to begin striking down much of the New Deal.
From Slate ● May 1, 2021
That experience seems not to have cowed him.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2010
Such intense journalism might have cowed the Post in the decadent days of the McLean regime, but Publisher Meyer refused to lie down.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a threat in her eyes that, had his rage been less courageous, his pride less bitterly wounded, would have cowed him.
From The Moccasin Maker by Mair, Charles
In this connection we may note the very human feature that after you have cowed a dog by insistent laughter you can never hope to make friends with him.
From Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization by Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate
