coddle
Example Sentences
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Does Prada want to coddle you in an unravelling world?
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
The screenwriter goes out of their way to coddle the audience, showing them everything they just watched, but with an added layer of new information to fill in the gaps so the twist makes sense.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026
A good fit for: Cooks who don’t want to coddle their pans and don’t mind a little oil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
But when things are rough, we don’t have to coddle each other.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025
“That’s exactly the kind of thing I mean! Sit down. He won’t get well any faster if you coddle him.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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