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Meanings of craven fear in English

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Usage of craven fear in English
1
They got out of hand, and there was uproar and craven fear.
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
2
His whole face was transformed from craven fear to vivacious rascality.
The Garden of Allah
3
But it was no craven fear, nor any thought of escape.
The Lone Ranche
4
There was also a deep craven fear of him, something slave-like.
The Prussian Officer
5
Lowrie's own conscience had betrayed him, and his craven fear had been his executioner.
The Rangeland Avenger
6
He felt that something terrible was pending, and a horrible, craven fear overwhelmed him!
The Fourth Watch
7
Not our defiance; our confession of a craven fear.
The Pagans
8
He had the craven fear of being great on any but the old Imperialist lines.
The Art of Letters
9
Out of craven fear he had rushed his prayers.
Gods go begging
10
Your example it was that steadied your comrades, and kept craven fear at a distance.
A Student in Arms: Second Series
11
Nay, sweet lady, that would be indeed a craven fear, unworthy of any true knight.
In the Days of Chivalry: A Tale of the Times of the Black Prince
12
Such is the craven fear that men have of being supposed to be tainted with Romanism.
Love's Final Victory / Ultimate Universal Salvation on the Basis...
13
For now the French were no more cowed by craven fear of the power of their enemies.
A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc
14
But in his mind all other feelings had given place to a craven fear for his life.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume ...
15
He had found himself, had lost that craven fear of the Speaker that paralyzes most new members.
Mrs. Warren's Daughter: A Story of the Woman's Movement
16
Nevertheless, he dreaded the words which were now to be spoken to him with a craven fear.
The Way We Live Now
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