coward
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coward , (87 uses)
After fleeing the events surrounding Archangel and Uncanny X-Force like a coward, Bobby goes into hiding, living a life of debauchery.
coward . (85 uses)
coward and (47 uses)
" Author Mark Lynas said " The only reason why this became an issue is that there is a small but vociferous group of climate ' sceptics ' lobbying against taking action, so the BBC is behaving like a coward and refusing to take a more consistent stance.
coward who (19 uses)
Himmelstoß later joins them at the front, revealing himself as a coward who shirks his duties for fear of getting hurt or killed, and pretends to be wounded because of a scratch on his face.
coward " (18 uses)
Many faulty etymologies have been devised for the word, including one by a British officer in 1789 who said it derived from the Cherokee word eankke, meaning " coward " – but no such word exists in Cherokee.
coward for (12 uses)
Bligh was painted as a coward for this but Duffy argues that if Bligh was hiding it would have been to escape and thwart the coup.
coward at (7 uses)
coward ". (7 uses)
Smith suggested a tribal name that was in origin pejorative, meaning " the cowards ", cognate to quake, Old Norse hvikari " coward ".
coward ; (6 uses)
Rodney is at heart a coward ; he is terrified of fighting and often pretends to be good at slaying dragons, while in fact he once bribed one, ( known as " Dragy ".
coward he (5 uses)
coward by (5 uses)
During his absence Segimerus was declared a coward by other Germanic chieftains because he had bowed down to Roman rule – a crime punishable by death under Germanic law.
coward of (5 uses)
* James H. Ledlie-Union officer in the Civil War whom Ulysses S. Grant called, " the greatest coward of the war.
coward in (4 uses)
After all, it is courage in the face of reality that distinguishes such natures as Thucydides from Plato: Plato is a coward in the face of reality -- consequently he takes refuge in the ideal: Thucydides is a master of himself -- consequently he is able to master life.
coward ( (4 uses)
He is a coward ( codenamed as the Jigsaw as he goes to pieces when a problem occurs ), becoming terrified at any sign of danger.
coward like (4 uses)
Dismayed at this, Diomedes said " Seducer, a worthless coward like you can inflict but a light wound ; when I wound a man though I but graze his skin it is another matter, for my weapon will lay him low.
coward or (3 uses)
coward that (3 uses)
An excerpt from a popular poem of the time is: "... that dirty little coward that shot Mr. Howard has laid poor Jesse in his grave.
coward !," (3 uses)
Once the Sinistar is completely formed, a digitized voice ( played through through an HC-55516 CVSD decoder ) makes various threatening pronouncements, including " Beware, I live !," " I hunger, coward !," " I am Sinistar !," " Run!
coward with (3 uses)
coward ", (3 uses)
coward ' (3 uses)
If a guest was considered a ' coward ' for dropping out of the game, he could be branded as a ' deserter ' and not invited back to further drinking bouts.
coward to (3 uses)
coward when (3 uses)
Gendo is shown to be more antagonistic towards Shinji than in the anime, first shown when he calls his son a coward when he refuses to pilot the Eva.
coward ), (2 uses)
A lion with its tail between its hind legs is termed " couard " ( coward ), and has also been cited as a mark of infamy.
coward ) (2 uses)
The women's suffrage movement was sharply divided, the slight majority becoming very enthusiastic patriots and asking their members to give white feathers ( the sign of the coward ) in the streets to men of military age who had not joined the army.
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