spoon-fed

Example Sentences

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"I spoon-fed the police," she explains with exasperation as she shows us print-outs of text messages and voicemails.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

The broadcasters are spoon-fed a talking point while noting that the Bears have lost nine games in a row, including all three under interim coach Thomas Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2024

At a scoop shop in downtown Manhattan, a large white poodle was spoon-fed what appeared to be vanilla ice cream.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

But even as a kid, I was largely content to live within those musically monolithic walls, supremely enjoying the fact that I'd been spoon-fed "In Utero" since I was in utero.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

He had opened a can of mixed vegetables for her, and then spoon-fed her, so she wouldn’t have to take out her arms.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer