Explore Cowardice through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like spirit or courage. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cowardice in a sentence
Cowardice meaning
Lack of courage.
Using Cowardice
- The main meaning on this page is: Lack of courage.
- Useful related words include: cowardliness, spirit, courage.
- In the example corpus, cowardice often appears in combinations such as: of cowardice, cowardice and, the cowardice.
Context around Cowardice
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 10 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cowardice
- In this selection, "cowardice" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, studio, political, indeed, kody and questioning stand out and add context to how "cowardice" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include act of cowardice and about the cowardice that has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cowardice" sits close to words such as asbury, azam and bally, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cowardice
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An object lesson in courage vs. cowardice. (7 words)
It may not always be cowardice but a sense of diminished self. (12 words)
Nigeria wouldn’t get off the shit- hole by this act of cowardice. (13 words)
For we must not find the capacity to tolerate any of this – not the lies, nor the cowardice, nor the impunity, nor the depravity, nor the spinelessness of self-centred discomfort, nor the resignation, nor the cynicism. (37 words)
Meanwhile, a joint summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, Saud Arabia, last week showed the cowardice and betrayal of the region’s leaders. (30 words)
She also understands the cowardice of his enablers in the Republican Party, the same kind of loyalists who would populate — or at least seek to justify — a second Trump administration. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
In these nations, pacifism was denounced as cowardice; indeed, Mussolini referred to pacifist writings as the "propaganda of cowardice".
ANC Tshwane regional secretary George Matjila said Williams’ resignation was the final “act of cowardice”.
An object lesson in courage vs. cowardice.
Families of the victims bringing the lawsuit contend Peterson knew Cruz's location, but retreated out of cowardice and in violation of his duty to protect their loved ones.
In a stunning display of cowardice, Kody stays quiet, refusing to admit that his favoritism's led to disaster.
Kennedy Agyapong has described Wontumi’s action as an act of cowardice, questioning why he will seek refuge in the police when he could have faced him.
Legalism, in this context, works on the assumption that officials, including politicians, can avoid doing what’s right if they can hide their cowardice behind some legal technicality.
Meanwhile, a joint summit of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, Saud Arabia, last week showed the cowardice and betrayal of the region’s leaders.
Nigeria wouldn’t get off the shit- hole by this act of cowardice.
Realizing his underling's cowardice, Akainu did not hesitate before reducing the man to a smoldering pile of pulp.
She also understands the cowardice of his enablers in the Republican Party, the same kind of loyalists who would populate — or at least seek to justify — a second Trump administration.
Sherwood, with whom Stewart had collaborated with on the 1983 album, Learning To Cope With Cowardice, described him as “the biggest musical influence on my life”.
And I thought about the cowardice that has now crippled this country, and that might very well be its downfall.
For we must not find the capacity to tolerate any of this – not the lies, nor the cowardice, nor the impunity, nor the depravity, nor the spinelessness of self-centred discomfort, nor the resignation, nor the cynicism.
George Miller's magnum opus defies logic, spits in the face of death and studio cowardice, and delivers a cacophony of action in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
It may not always be cowardice but a sense of diminished self.
That said, it doesn’t help that his friends mocked his cowardice to commit theft while they were behind bars for taking part.
There are aspirational qualities that a man can embrace — courage, discipline, resilience — just as there are toxic traits, such as cowardice or cruelty.
There is dignity in this approach and, maybe, a little bit of cowardice too.
The Scottish Greens were outraged by the decision to end the agreement, describing it as an act of “political cowardice”.
Common combinations with cowardice
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of cowardice 31×
- cowardice and 15×
- the cowardice 8×
- and cowardice 8×
- cowardice in 6×
- cowardice of 5×
- cowardice for 5×
- as cowardice 4×
- his cowardice 4×
- cowardice or 4×