babying

Example Sentences

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O’Neal objected quickly and loudly, telling Barkley to “stop babying these players.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

But as for the Mariners babying him and not letting him come back, you’d be 100 percent incorrect on this situation.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2022

But breaking the habit of babying your puppy will prep it for being touched by other people in different situations.

From Fox News • Mar. 23, 2022

“To me, the baseball players, if they stop babying the pitchers — a lot of those guys they’ve come up hitting all their life and they’re really good players,” Del Rio said with a smile.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2021

“Oh, stop babying him. He's nearly an adult.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely