overprotective
Example Sentences
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For many years American Jewish writing seemed to be all about sons—sons launched from Chicago, Brooklyn and the Bronx, sons of overprotective mothers, comics punning on “the son also rises.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
That can make people vulnerable, and it can also make well-intentioned children overprotective.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 1, 2025
Henry is overprotective while Mary is overbearing and suffering from artist’s block.
From Salon • Jan. 20, 2025
Then I added the wife, who is an overprotective Italian American mother who is a breast cancer survivor — my wife is a breast cancer survivor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023
“By the way, do me a favor: if you want to play overprotective daddy with me, just say so.”
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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