overbearing

Example Sentences

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But in the wrong hands, whether that is an overbearing state or a foreign power, the information could be used for something more nefarious.

From BBC

Within a year, Shockley’s overbearing management style — and a tendency to claim other people’s work as his own — prompted Dr. Moore and seven other scientists to bolt.

From Washington Post

But Lance Hough, whose church, Crossroads, began a merger with Echo in early 2020, said Wood was overbearing and didn’t respect the smaller church’s culture and traditions.

From Seattle Times

“Daring to struggle” was a hallmark of Chinese diplomacy, a vice foreign minister, Ma Zhaoxu, told reporters covering the congress, noting Beijing’s contention with overbearing, “hegemonic” rivals.

From New York Times

Photographers took pictures of notes he had written describing Ms. Meloni as “overbearing, arrogant, offensive,” and his own party members leaked tape of him gushing over Mr. Putin.

From New York Times