overprotect
Example Sentences
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“The people of God need their pastor to be close to them, not to overprotect himself. The people of God need their pastors to be self-sacrificing.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2020
Even this isn’t simple because love generates the desire to overprotect, creating the risk that Caroline will eventually hate her.
From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2018
A pattern had also emerged that would carry on throughout Clinton’s public life: Her protectors would overprotect; her attackers would overattack.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2016
In a well-intentioned effort to help kids treat one another better, we do have to be careful not to overpolice or overprotect them.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2013
"I don't want to overprotect him, to keep asking him how he's doing."
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2011
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
