babied

Example Sentences

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“You got babied, that’s why you ain’t win,” O’Neal told Barkley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

It also doesn’t include fellow all-star Tony Gonsolin because the Los Angeles Dodgers have so babied his development that he doesn’t have a 20-start season yet.

From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022

I babied those potatoes so they would not brown.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2022

In bitter January temperatures, that range fell closer to 225 miles, no matter how I babied the throttle or dialed back on cabin temps.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

By the other districts’ standards, the Capitol babied the inhabitants here.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins