cowardly attack

collocation in English

meaningsofcowardlyandattack

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cowardly
adjective
uk
/ˈkaʊ.əd.li/us
/ˈkaʊ.ɚd.li/
(of a person) not at all brave and too eager to avoid danger, difficulty, or ...
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attack
noun
uk
/əˈtæk/us
/əˈtæk/
a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone ...
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(Definition ofcowardlyandattackfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The regiment's pride demanded that acowardlyattackwas not to be seen as an in- convenience to the regiment.
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Thiscowardlyattackupon them in the name of economy should not have been the first, but absolutely the last.
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Those who provide the community with essential services, especially those whose work recognises no sectarian boundaries, are among the most frequent targets forcowardlyattack.
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An investigation is in hand and no effort will be spared in seeking out those who carried out thiscowardlyattackand bringing them to justice.
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I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the police and the emergency services who responded so promptly and efficiently to this absolutely contemptible andcowardlyattack.
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It was acowardlyattackon them.
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Nothing is more heinous and deplorable than taking the lives of innocent people in such acowardlyattackon public places.
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Seeking revenge, the hero leaves the destroyed village behind and soon realizes that thiscowardlyattackdid not just happen on a corrupt king's whim.
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The police have a right to expect corporal punishment to be restored for violent and cowardly attacks.
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They are especially vulnerable to cowardly attacks when out of uniform, be they at work, at home or at leisure.
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I mean cowardly attacks, sometimes not even for the purpose of gain but merely to obtain kicks out of injuring helpless people.
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It was with the greatest difficulty that we restrained our troops from making violent reprisals for the cowardly attacks to which they were subjected.
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Year after year we have seen similar cowardly attacks that have wrecked innocent lives.
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The morale of the prison officers is very high, despite the cowardly attacks made upon them.
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When another boy who was bigger and more physically able came to the playground, the bully soon stopped his cowardly attacks because he was frightened of physical punishment.
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These are cowardly attacks on families gathered in peace and prayer to celebrate a day which symbolises harmony and goodwill towards others.
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I strongly condemn these cowardly attacks and offer my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and those who were injured.
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These cowardly attacks, particularly on civilian targets, are abhorrent and criminal.
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