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
Audiences expecting propulsive non-stop action, rather than the director’s customary slow build, may be surprised to find themselves watching a leisurely saga of overprotective parents and rebellious teens, biracial/adoptive identity issues and casual xenophobia.
From Los Angeles Times
Her overprotective father needn’t worry about her getting pregnant, she reminds him, because she went through menopause four years ago.
From New York Times
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