domineering

Example Sentences

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Laurie Metcalf plays Linda, the siblings’ domineering mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

In fact he is the opposite — a domineering strongman who seeks to bully everyone around him into compliance.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Helen, the oldest sibling, is a domineering homemaker who has appointed herself keeper of the family recipes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Highlights include a pair of shoes worn by the domineering Miss Piggy in a "Muppets" movie, as well as puppets from "Fraggle Rock" and characters from the Netflix series "The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance."

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

General Dreedle’s great, red domineering face was gnarled with perplexity and oaken with awesome resolution.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller