Example Sentences

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She spoon-feeds Knight as his condition worsens, and he eventually becomes her loyal friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Mantel never spoon-feeds us, never makes it particularly easy.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022

"Where the Crawdads Sing" often spoon-feeds viewers everything they need to know with oh so tender voiceovers, dialogue, and images that simply overstate the obvious.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2022

By monitoring our listening, the algo tries to figure out what we like, then spoon-feeds us some more.

From Washington Post • Feb. 9, 2022

The young woman next to her spoon-feeds the old woman rice gruel.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung