coddling

Example Sentences

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Indeed, Secretary Warfighter’s need for constant coddling is being ever more severely exposed as this scandal unfolds.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

The final stretch requires more coddling and, of course, cost.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

But, at the same time, Munn is someone who does not want any special treatment or kid-glove coddling because of what she has experienced.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

The notion of creating a safe space for an audience to experience a work of theater tends to provoke the tough-guy purists, because it sounds like coddling.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

His transfer of powers of self-determination to inmates provoked loud and repeated charges of coddling.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover