overbearing

Example Sentences

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The protagonist is named Tree Tremont, a phenomenal multiracial golfer with an overbearing black father, an attractive wife, two young children and a squeaky-clean public image.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Compared to the overbearing shelter system, which broke up friends, mandated sobriety, lacked privacy, prohibited pets, and offered insufficient storage, Gil wanted to have a light touch.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The emirate, now home to some 240,000 Britons, represented a place to start afresh, far from the rising costs, political upheavals and overbearing class system back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

They teased one another, complained about overbearing mothers-in-law and celebrated milestones, like a daughter’s quinceañera.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

Ginika parked in the circular driveway of a house that announced its wealth, the stone exterior solid and overbearing, four white pillars rising portentously at the entrance.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie