Cowed

The sound of her father saying her name cowed her. ❋ Quinn Dalton (2005)

Captain Somerville has been begging me to intercede with the Admiralty again; but I have been so rebuffed, that my spirits are gone, and the great Troubridge has what we call cowed the spirits of Nelson; but I shall never forget it. ❋ Mahan, A. T. (1897)

The mention of Gedge's name cowed Reginald in an instant, and in the sudden revulsion of feeling which ensued he was glad enough to escape from the room before fairly breaking down under a crushing sense of injury, mortification, and helplessness. ❋ Talbot Baines Reed (1872)

'Yes -- perhaps I might -- after all the suffering had been forced upon me, and was over at last -- when I had been thoroughly exhausted and cowed, that is.' ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

It also showed that Samir isn't a player to be easily cowed, which is also heartening. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"The Third Man" watches from the wings while a "cowed" Mr. Blair considers moving Mr. Brown from the Treasury but balks at the dangers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The White House is not going to fire Alan Simpson, the chair of Obama's fiscal commission, for saying Social Security is "a milk cow with 310 million tits," and Paul Krugman says it shows Dems are "cowed" by the right. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They served Ware and his guests without a sound, though with no sign of the kind of cowed subservience Xylina had seen in other slaves of their type. ❋ Lackey, Mercedes (1993)

She came out strong in sea scenes and shipwrecks, and on sinking steamers, where she "cowed" the trembling stewards and "dogged" the mutinous sailors in the same fashion that Madeline used to "cow" and "dog" Lord Rip de Viperous. ❋ Stephen Leacock (1906)

Dana, perceiving at this point that the subject under discussion was an embarrassing one, and that the interview was likely to be unpleasant, if not stormy, at once took his leave, but the impression made upon his mind by what he saw while present was that Butler had in some measure "cowed" his commanding officer. ❋ James Harrison Wilson (1881)

The elderly woman with the rough voice, who had not spoken since he whispered to her, now interposed with a kind of cowed fierceness. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

And if the last is true, would they have beat down on her anyway with the same kind of cowed puppy act Barack does whenever they say, "BOO?" ❋ Unknown (2010)

The men of the resistance, who are defending their families and honour in Gaza, might add a new legendary battle of steadfastness, that might inflame the Arab street with demonstrations and confrontations with the colluding Arab governments that are 'cowed' by Israel and the United States. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unfortunately for Mr. Cramer, his "cowed" attitude only furthered his guilt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Obama said on Saturday in Japan that Washington would not be "cowed" by the North's nuclear threats, but was ready to offer the isolated country a secure and prosperous future in return for full denuclearisation.

Obama again called on North Korea to return to six-party talks on ending its nuclear program, but warned Washington would not be "cowed" by threats from Pyongyang, following its detonation of a nuclear device earlier this year. ❋ Unknown (2009)