overprotective

Example Sentences

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That can make people vulnerable, and it can also make well-intentioned children overprotective.

From MarketWatch

"I kept taking her to the doctors and they kept telling me I was being overprotective," Ms Wiggins explained.

From BBC

Then we all jumped out of our seats and tried to rush to the edge of the balcony, which made our parents really nervous because they “are totally overprotective,” my uncle likes to say.

From Los Angeles Times

With Rafa, I tend to be overprotective in what I hope are subtle ways.

From New York Times

Mr Milburn's wife, Shareen, said he was "a loving and overprotective father to eight children, aged between 17 and one year old".

From BBC