spoon-fed

Example Sentences

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Surely, the viewer can put two and two together on their own to decipher a deeper meaning within the text without the message being spoon-fed to them.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

"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

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

These are sympathetic and moving sentiments to be sure, but being spoon-fed these messages isn’t all that interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2023

He had opened a can of mixed vegetables for her, and then spoon-fed her, so she wouldn’t have to take out her arms.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer