coddle

Example Sentences

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But rehabilitation programs cost money and can be portrayed as coddling.

From New York Times

Many Chinese viewed him as a rare risk-taker among the coddled elite, someone willing to put his state-bestowed privileges on the line for his conscience.

From Washington Post

Educational methods often focus on teaching children the value of endurance, dispensing harsh punishments and avoiding anything that looked like coddling.

From New York Times

The movie’s charms are limited by what comes to feel like a coddling conceit.

From New York Times

The days of coddling employees would be over.

From The Verge