spoon-fed

Example Sentences

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Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

"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

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

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

The man spoon-fed me broth with sweet corn mush until the fist unclenched just enough for me to rest, then he put it beside me on a flat rock.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline