officious

Example Sentences

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It turned out Vance had left a lengthy trail of bizarre, officious comments about, well, a lot of things, but particularly female fertility and childlessness.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2025

From the moody and officious to the joker and the Buddhist, every canine companion I have worked with brought a distinct character to our partnership.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2023

The case, however, made Comstock’s name synonymous with “prudery, Puritanism and officious meddling,” according to Broun and Leech.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

In one scene, she chews out an officious commissar without so much as removing her hands from the pockets of her vestments.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2023

Who is this officious little chrome-dome? he thought.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge