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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cower .
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Examples
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The Virgin cowered down and instinctively threw up her hands to protect her face.
CHAPTER 20 2010
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McCain’s support of the surge while Obama cowered is what gained us the strength to allow peace to happen. —
Iraq Veteran Takes On McCain In New Ad - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I take this opportunity of stating that if anybody "cowered" in Court on that memorable occasion, it was certainly not poor old PROSER.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 10, 1891 Various
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The way the Dems cowered to the Blue Dogs was a disgrace.
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Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face.
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Chase was near crying now, his own fists covering his face as he cowered from his best friend.
Go to Jesus Rachel Lora Simmons 2010
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Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters – one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face.
Tunisia Uprising Drives Iron-FIsted Ruler From Power AP 2011
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I have no illusions that Assad will be cowered by a more muscular White House policy.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Syria-sly Mr.President, Turn the Heat Up on Assad Amb. Marc Ginsberg 2011
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Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face.
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Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters – one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face.
Tunisia Uprising Drives Iron-FIsted Ruler From Power AP 2011
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