control freak
a person having a strong need for control over people or situations.
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How to use control freak in a sentence
He’s the opposite of a control freak — a macro-manager who’s willing to let others make key decisions.
The Bucs are set to defend their title, with no drama and a more carefree Tom Brady | Eric Adelson | September 9, 2021 | Washington PostYet tightly wound control freaks might be the ones who end up benefiting the most from the Taoist philosophy of wu wei.
Hollywood, arguably the most ego-filled industry in the world and run largely by control freaks, has been humbled—if only temporarily—by a public-health crisis it had no way of controlling.
The Vibe Will Be Different at This Year’s Oscars—and That’s a Good Thing | Stephanie Zacharek | April 21, 2021 | TimeThe traditionalists and control freaks make the NCAA’s less restrictive transfer policy seem so scary, such a violation of their right to be blissfully unconcerned.
NCAA’s transfer changes are good for athletes and challenging for coaches. Seems fair. | Jerry Brewer | April 16, 2021 | Washington PostSoon, Calvin becomes a control freak, emotionally manipulating his quirky creation into doing his bidding.
Zoe Kazan Talks About Starring in ‘Ruby Sparks,’ Grandfather Elia Kazan, & More | Marlow Stern | July 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
As Bree is meticulously polishing her silver, she dissolves from control freak into grieving widow.
‘Desperate Housewives’: 12 Most-Memorable Moments | Maria Elena Fernandez | May 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTcontrol freak that you are, you tend to keep yourself on this side of self-destruction.
And Jobs was a control freak who cowed his executives and micromanaged everything down to the plastic covers on the iPads.
Les Grossman taps into a giant part of how Cruise actually comes off in the press—Empire control freak at its most monstrous.
British Dictionary definitions for control freak
a person with an obsessive need to be in control of what is happening
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