cowering

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Examples of cowering

  • In military images, the ruler was usually shown alone or with a captive cowering underfoot.

  • The cowering "lamb" reveals his teeth in fear.

  • Secondly, we must recognise that one result of cowering behind high tariff walls is that retaliatory tariffs are imposed.

  • I found myself cowering in the ditch in sheer terror the other day in order to let one of these great trains get past.

  • There is a distaste at the idea of cowering under skies filled with titanic forces over which we had no command.

  • They are cowering behind the second line of reserves.

  • They are better cowering here than facing the electorate.

  • You live under the cowering peace of the white flag, retreating from one position after another.

  • We shall never preserve that heritage by cowering behind our economic armaments.

  • We would not have to wait, as at present, until children are cowering in the corner of the classroom before anybody can do anything.

  • In the morning following the break-in many mink were found cowering in the corners of their pens through sheer fright.

  • They are cowering like petrified sheep in the most distant corner of a far field.

  • If one visits a steel mill, one does not see men cowering in front of furnaces, although the plants are still tremendously dramatic places to visit.

  • There are some powerful and evocative images on posters, showing children cowering on the stairs or hiding behind doors when domestic violence is occurring in the home.

  • I am not cowering in any tent.

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