coddle

Does Prada want to coddle you in an unravelling world?

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

A good fit for: Cooks who don’t want to coddle their pans and don’t mind a little oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025

But when things are rough, we don’t have to coddle each other.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2025

This is all so he can coddle his sulky, wild teenage son while expecting Carrie to limit all extracurricular cuddles to her adopted kitty, Shoe.

From Salon ● May 29, 2025

“I have to coddle this throat of mine,” he decided.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

A ballroom dancer who coddles his pet rats—Fred and Ginger—Declan rides a moped that his colleague, Sara Xiu, describes as “that pitiful hair-dryer on wheels.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

In Zimmerman’s final pick, Rose’s mother visits and friction ensues when Rose coddles her too much.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025

In an interview with USA Today, Montana spoke on the lack of mental preparation that QB’s are entering the League with — suggesting contemporary college football’s coaching as a system that coddles its play-callers.

From Fox News ● Oct. 8, 2021

I’ve asked him to talk to Alexis about it, but he says she’s just an anxious helicopter mom who coddles Casey, but they’ll both eventually move on from this phase and it’ll be fine.

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2021

“Shall we have a look at that horse then? I doubt it’s anything serious. Marlena coddles them terribly. Oh, here’s the little lady now. Come here, darling,” he calls brightly.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

What the reporting revealed was a continuing debate over whether Gen Z is everything from coddled to unfairly stereotyped and how it will fare at work in the future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Better equipped to mother Boy No. 2 or stricken with learned helplessness from being coddled by an expert on my phone day in and day out?

From Slate ● May 10, 2026

He’s Theo James’ character in “The Gentlemen,” which is worth mentioning because that Netflix series makes the coddled aristocracy look suave and more action-ready than most of them are.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024

He will not be coddled like a king.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

Still, it was hard for Aru to go to Mini’s house and see how she was fussed over and coddled and always tucked in at night….

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Yet while the justices care not a fig for coddling the president, they do have a deep interest in the reputation of their own institution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

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

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 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

“My dear Isabella,”—exclaimed he hastily—“pray do not concern yourself about my looks. Be satisfied with doctoring and coddling yourself and the children, and let me look as I chuse.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen