Example Sentences

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However, he overlooks an obvious one: doting, coddling and enabling parents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Indeed, Secretary Warfighter’s need for constant coddling is being ever more severely exposed as this scandal unfolds.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

“Romney hadn’t yet fully reckoned with his own coddling of Trump and what role he may have played in elevating him,” Coppins wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

But rehabilitation programs cost money and can be portrayed as coddling.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

As a Russian, Boukreev came from a tough, proud, hardscrabble climbing culture that did not believe in coddling the weak.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer