cosseted

Example Sentences

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Even for those lucky few cosseted by wealthy benefactors or cushioned by European prize money or covered by the Premier League’s gargantuan television deals, money is scarce; scarcer than it used to be, anyway.

From New York Times

European governments are often seen in the United States as free-spending, liberal bastions, but this time it was Washington that threw billions at drugmakers and cosseted their business.

From New York Times

It’s the sort of observation commonly accompanied by censure, by scolding the cosseted youth.

From New York Times

Her thespian self-confidence, combined with her cosseted life, made her a bit too arrogant and condescending to Eva Braun, whom she held in special contempt.

From Washington Post

Embroidery has long been one of the few simple, solitary pleasures of her cosseted 19th-century New York upbringing; in the contemptuous estimation of her father, it’s the only work she will ever be good for.

From Los Angeles Times