apron strings

Example Sentences

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Brunger, Cleary and Kavanaugh created a musical during the pandemic that sought to ride the apron strings of a beloved baking competition with global reach.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023

How do I manage my mother’s anxieties while disentangling myself from her apron strings?

From Slate • Dec. 2, 2019

"That was puberty age and they were becoming a bit more strong-willed and not tied to the apron strings," he told police.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2018

She tightened her apron strings and walked over to her stove.

From New York Times • May 2, 2016

He staggered over to Travis and jerked hard on his apron strings, untying them.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner