spinelessly
- a word derived from spineless.
Example Sentences
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However, that moment was rendered irrelevant by the way England spinelessly capitulated, ending the series with another batting collapse that has become a characteristic of their Test cricket.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
You were meant to collapse spinelessly, not bring back The Fear for English fans as this extremely confident start is doing.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2015
"I'm deeply ashamed that Carnegie Mellon capitulated so spinelessly," said one CMU student in a radio call-in debate.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beside one of them a tall young man was sunk spinelessly in a chair, relaxed to the still warmth of the day.
From Those Who Smiled And Eleven Other Stories by Gibbon, Perceval
Not having shown that consideration for anybody, they might at least have been less spinelessly indulgent of her.
From Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William by Tarkington, Booth
