overbear
Example Sentences
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But in the wrong hands, whether that is an overbearing state or a foreign power, the information could be used for something more nefarious.
From BBC
Within a year, Shockley’s overbearing management style — and a tendency to claim other people’s work as his own — prompted Dr. Moore and seven other scientists to bolt.
From Washington Post
“The punishment does not fit the crime, and with every passing day that LaKeith spends in an overcrowded, overbearing, maximum security prison, his opportunity to give back to the community is being diminished.”
From Seattle Times
But even in that film, Yeoh — playing, yes, the overbearing mother — had to use all her mastery of subtlety and nuance to convey more than an inch of depth.
From Washington Post
In his 30s, he’s been adrift for his entire adult life, battling bouts of alcoholism, estranged from an overbearing mother, prone to rash acts and often lacking any fixed address.
From New York Times
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