overbearing

Example Sentences

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The protagonist is named Tree Tremont, a phenomenal multiracial golfer with an overbearing black father, an attractive wife, two young children and a squeaky-clean public image.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Compared to the overbearing shelter system, which broke up friends, mandated sobriety, lacked privacy, prohibited pets, and offered insufficient storage, Gil wanted to have a light touch.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Last year we eliminated overbearing patient-monitoring rules for certain CAR-T therapies that were a barrier for drug developers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

"There's still time and maybe the English dominance won't be that overbearing."

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

You are nothing, the darkness seemed to say, in its overbearing presence, in the humbling vastness of the night sky and the cold, innumerable stars.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros