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overprotective

[ US /ˌoʊvɝpɹəˈtɛktəv/ ]
[ UK /ˌə‍ʊvəpɹətˈɛktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. overly protective
    overprotective parents

How To Use overprotective In A Sentence

  • He feared he was acting the overprotective father, but there was something about William Brown-Lee that simply did not fit.
  • Dave, on the other hand, has been a perfect blend of jealous and overprotective.
  • I feel I can't win - I'm either being overprotective, or ignoring his wellbeing by not letting him have a proper rest.
  • Ally's just important to me and I was being a little overprotective.
  • Frissa had always been overprotective of him against other women.
  • After three years, he decides to play overprotective best friend?
  • It has reignited the debate over whether authorities are being overprotective of children.
  • Travelling with a teenage daughter carried its own concerns for an overprotective father, but it also prompted otherwise unlikely encounters.
  • The hockey star seemed a little overprotective of his blonde bombshell, going so far as to give an autograph seeker the evil eye and a few choice words.
  • I think his mother was quite strict and overprotective of him.
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