Example Sentences

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Members of Congress were cowering in fear and Pelosi had been sent to a secure location.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2022

Cheney read several texts written by lawmakers who were cowering in their offices off the floors of the House and Senate chambers trying to convince Meadows to do the same thing.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2021

Her main concern, though, was that Democrats were cowering from the issue; in political terms, not to mention moral ones, this struck her as a missed opportunity.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 25, 2019

Even the most northern pockets in Tallahassee, the capital, and the small towns along the Florida-Georgia line, were cowering with the rest of the state for a thorough pummeling from tropical-force winds.

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2017

The rat looked at Temp and Tick, who were cowering against the wall, and sighed.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins