domineer
Example Sentences
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Tita, the novel’s protagonist, is forced to devote her life to tending to her domineering mother, Elena, the role expected of the youngest daughter.
From Los Angeles Times
As Season 4 begins, the youngest three Roys are on the outs with their domineering father and face an uphill battle in reclaiming the family business.
From Los Angeles Times
“The hegemonic, domineering and bullying practices of using strength to intimidate the weak, taking from others by force and subterfuge, and playing zero-sum games are exerting grave harm.”
From Washington Times
You portray her as being both shallow and domineering.
From Washington Post
Her husband, in turn, described her as relentlessly critical, domineering, compulsively demanding and uncompromising.
From Washington Post
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