cosseted
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Cosseted in your urban or suburban television room in Eisenhower America, how could you fail to be impressed by a feat like that?
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2010
Cosseted by the intellectual hothouse of New York City film buffs, Haskell is unprepared for living a life out of her control.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cosseted in the clubbish ways of the Senate, Kerrey's colleagues were expecting gentlemanly homilies on the need to pitch in.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cosseted by comfy seats and surrounded by rails, most powerboaters simply aren't prepared for someone falling overboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
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