overbearing

Example Sentences

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Her last session was a joint meeting with the therapist and an “intense and overbearing” Mangal-arti, according to the therapist’s written account.

From New York Times

After a single audition, Coughlan was cast as Penelope, a thoughtful, sharp-witted young woman with an overbearing mother and tacky, dim-witted sisters.

From Los Angeles Times

Lewin is avuncular without seeming overbearing, which is key in a story about a creepy yet bizarrely clownish killer.

From Salon

Mr Hall said police assertions made in interviewing Mr Moret were "exaggerated and overbearing" and found police were trying to use anti-terror legislation for public order policing.

From BBC

The overbearing stage mothers, abusive teachers and intense body pressures that animate their storytelling may be heightened for effect, but versions exist in ballet, as they do in many forms of elite physical achievement.

From New York Times