overbearing

Example Sentences

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Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world and put society on the fast track for self-destruction, the metaphor initially feels overbearing, another indication that Spielberg is laying it on too thick.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Even advocates of adding an arch in Washington have criticized the size of Trump’s proposed structure as overbearing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Later that year, in a blog post on his personal website, Bosworth recounted a talking-to he had once received from Sheryl Sandberg, the company’s then-head of operations, about his overbearing way of communicating.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Before Rowan knows it, Mag has moved in and made herself comfortable, but already seems a bit overbearing, organizing girls’ nights and declaring herself “Mag the hag.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Yossarian was stunned by their overbearing vigor and zeal, by their practical, direct efficiency.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller