How to Use coddle in a Sentence

coddle

verb
Definition of coddlenext
Synonyms for coddlenext
  • The judges were accused of coddling criminals.
  • Try the coddled egg with trout roe and za’atar toast and the house coffee.
    — Perri Kramer, Bon Appetit, 6 Apr. 2017
  • As a runner and a passer, the Ravens refuse to coddle him.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • As a player, the Saints coddled Bush from the start, and that's how Bush wanted it.
    — Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • Yet, this is who Kemp and the unidentified bailiff chose to coddle and cry over.
    — Kirsten West Savali, Essence, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Other big brands have upped their game too, to coddle top clients.
    — Dana Thomas, Town & Country, 18 Feb. 2016
  • Schaefer did not coddle the kids but got right back to business.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 10 June 2019
  • Kadhi, like risotto, is a dish that needs to be coddled.
    — Priya Krishna, Bon Appétit, 24 Feb. 2020
  • The knee needs to be coddled for the moments when it is really needed.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2019
  • As a baby, I was coddled by my parents out of much love and concern.
    — Kavita Das, Longreads, 29 Jan. 2018
  • We’re over the moon for these 16 formulas that coddle and smooth and protect every last inch of our skin.
    — Allure, 19 Sep. 2017
  • Rods, reels, and tackle are tools for a job and, in my opinion, shouldn’t be coddled any more than the screwdrivers and hammers at your work bench.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
  • There’s a gentle positivity to the day, one that wants to wrap you up in a blanket and coddle you.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Children of the wealthy have often been coddled and have a sense of entitlement.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The point remains to all but the dimmest: Obama coddled, appeased, nurtured and protected the worlds No.
    — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2020
  • There is a lot of great TV that does not overexplain, that leaves us with real questions and doesn’t coddle us.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The youngest of seven children with four older brothers, he was not coddled.
    — Don Norcross, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The Bears have been guilty of coddling some of their players, definitely quarterbacks, in the past.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
  • As in the past, the jump seats aren't meant to coddle passengers on road trips and whatnot, but rather to provide extra space for people on short stints.
    — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 25 Jan. 2023
  • After all, even the most coddled, opulent bird will set you back less than a similar amount of steak or lamb will.
    — Elizabeth G. Dunn and Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2018
  • Your feet might be your most essential outdoor tools, so coddle them.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Dec. 2019
  • For this reason, some growers coddle their plants in containers for one, even two, years.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 6 Feb. 2018
  • The environment, the companies, and the culture all coddle you.
    — Matt Sheehan, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2019
  • In the past, BYU has been happy enough to nudge and coddle opponents as an independent.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2021
  • The point remains to all but the dimmest: Obama coddled, appeased, nurtured and protected the worlds No. 1 sponsor of terror.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Realists will note that Dalton has been coddled since Day 1.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2017
  • In honor of Father's Day, check out these five species in which males coddle offspring even when the baby daddy is unknown.
    — Paul Nicklen, National Geographic, 13 June 2017
  • In this light, American working men come off not as refined, but coddled.
    — Nate Hopper, Time, 29 June 2017
  • But together the three wives managed to hatch out a pack of boys, the Kennedy Third Gen, whom Callahan depicts as morally and intellectually attenuated, coddled, entitled, reckless and as ruinous to women as their fathers and grandfather.
    — Nina Burleigh, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
  • Tucked into a cloistered 1,500-acre gated resort community, the Four Seasons and its team coddles families completely, starting with airport pickup including car seats — a gear-schlepping game changer.
    — Alesandra Dubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024

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