spoon-fed

Example Sentences

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"I spoon-fed the police," she explains with exasperation as she shows us print-outs of text messages and voicemails.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

He believes viewers should be active participants and not just have everything spoon-fed to them.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

At a scoop shop in downtown Manhattan, a large white poodle was spoon-fed what appeared to be vanilla ice cream.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

I was largely content to live within those musically monolithic walls, supremely enjoying the fact that I'd been spoon-fed "In Utero" since I was in utero.

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

I remember lying in a soft bed, being spoon-fed something that tasted like buttered popcorn, only it was pudding.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan