cosset

Example Sentences

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Much of his life was spent in the cosseted luxury of a five-star hotel.

From BBC

Trump, ever cossetted by privilege, had the easiest possible time getting arrested.

From Salon

In spaces where provocation is essential — opinion columns, universities and law schools in particular — it discourages the challenging of orthodoxy in favor of the comfortable cosseting of preexisting views.

From Washington Post

Larded with unstinting parental praise and garlanded with unearned laurels, these cosseted children arrive at college thinking highly of themselves and expecting others to ratify their complacent self-assessment.

From Washington Post

Nonetheless, India is in no mood to cut ties with Mr. Putin’s Russia, which supported the country with weapons over decades of nonalignment, while the United States cosseted India’s archenemy, Pakistan.

From New York Times