overbearing in English

adjective
1
unpleasantly or arrogantly domineering.
his overbearing, sometimes ruthless desire to succeed
verb
1
overcome by emotional pressure or physical force.
his will had not been overborne by another's influence

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "overbearing" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "overbearing", or refer to the context using the word "overbearing" in the English Dictionary.

1. an overbearing mum, an absent dad.

2. Arrogance refers to excessive and overbearing pride

3. 1 Milligan had a pompous, overbearing father.

4. 2 She found him rude and overbearing.

5. We tried not to be preachy or overbearing.

6. A woman considered to be spiteful or overbearing.

7. We should never be overbearing, shrill, or reviling.

8. Jesus was kind and considerate, not harsh or overbearing.

9. Promoted too quickly, the conceited young man became overbearing.

10. The aging actress was very high-strung and overbearing.

11. 3 My husband can be quite overbearing with our son.

12. Overbearing: It’s normal for a few Breadfruits to drop prematurely

13. Arrogance definition, offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing pride

14. Bossiest definition: domineering , overbearing , or authoritarian Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

15. Likewise, an overbearing stare can make you appear arrogant and egotistical.

16. 7 Strident,(www.Sentencedict.com) overbearing leadership is inadvisable in this political culture.

17. 9 She would not cry over such an overbearing, ill-tempered brute.

18. Arbalests proficiency grants Overbearing Shot ability, -25% Action speed with Arbalest weapons.

19. They were insolent and overbearing to the servants and friends of Penelope.

20. She would not cry over such an overbearing[http://Sentencedict.com], ill-tempered brute.

21. 16 She returns to the big screen to play Candy's overbearing mother, Rose.

22. Bumptious: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

23. 14 Perhaps, Carew thought, some overbearing staff officer had once ruffled his feathers.

24. Chesty: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

25. (1 Corinthians 8:1) Jesus had great knowledge, yet he was never overbearing.

26. Cavalier: having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude

27. To the other characters, her love for girls can be a bit overbearing.

28. To intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They Browbeat him into agreeing.

29. Some of our neighbours quite justifiably find us overbearing, boastful and condescending towards them.

30. It was difficult for his Cowered staff to stand up to this overbearing behaviour

31. Her arched eyebrows and grotesquely powdered face were at once seductive and grimly overbearing.

32. 19 The last thing she wanted was to have some overbearing man muscling in.

33. Some common synonyms of Arrogant are disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, proud, and supercilious

34. Do not be overbearing or pushy, but don’t be afraid to defend your beliefs.

35. 22 His wife felt stifled in the presence of her overbearing mother-in-law.

36. Berated continually by an overbearing boss When is rail a more appropriate choice than Berate?

37. But, if you speak too loudly, you may be perceived as overbearing, bossy aa braggart.

38. 13 Some were less overtly overbearing, but no less effective in undermining their colleagues' confidence.

39. Social democracy seems inevitably associated with high taxes and obstructive and overbearing public sector trade unions.

40. 15 The manager can be very overbearing at times, and it's difficult to argue with him.

41. 11 The overbearing sophistication of conceptualism and minimalism did not guarantee success in art for anyone.

42. Bossy has many synonyms, such as pushy, overbearing, imperious, officious, high-handed, authoritarian, dictatorial, and controlling

43. Synonyms for Bumptious include arrogant, cocky, presumptuous, self-assertive, swaggering, conceited, egotistic, forward, opinionated and overbearing

44. Is it any wonder if clerks avoid shoppers who are overbearing, demanding, discourteous or downright nagging?

45. Wilhemina is a rising surgeon who begrudgingly meets and greets inept blind dates to Appease her overbearing

46. 21 An older historiographical tradition depicted Louis as an impulsive weakling, at the mercy of his overbearing wife.

47. Arrogant definition is - exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner

48. 20 She was shaking with the cold, but the fire in the den had been irritating and overbearing.

49. Arrogance definition is - an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions

50. A person who writes concise e-mail messages may seem impulsive, opportunistic, pushy, overbearing, foolish, or simply rude.