overbear
verb
over·bear
ˌō-vər-ˈber 
overbore
ˌō-vər-ˈbȯr
; overborne
ˌō-vər-ˈbȯrn
also overborn
ˌō-vər-ˈbȯrn
; overbearing
; overborne
ˌō-vər-ˈbȯrn
also overborn
ˌō-vər-ˈbȯrn
; overbearing
Examples of overbear in a Sentence
that year the football team simply overbore opponent after opponent with steamroller ruthlessness
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Conflicts with overbearing in-laws are not uncommon, particularly during wedding planning.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
His father, Dave, was a salesman who never recovered from the Great Depression; the breadwinner was his mother, Rhoda, a fashion sketch artist whose overbearing nature left track marks on his psyche.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Set the item around at least three solid-colored items so that the pattern takes center stage but doesn't overbear.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024
At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts and overbearing family that boiled over on the night of his 25th birthday.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
His father, Dave, was a salesman who never recovered from the Great Depression; the breadwinner was his mother, Rhoda, a fashion sketch artist whose overbearing nature left track marks on his psyche.
—Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Set the item around at least three solid-colored items so that the pattern takes center stage but doesn't overbear.
—Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2024
At his first therapy session, Rafael Reyes relives the anxious thoughts and overbearing family that boiled over on the night of his 25th birthday.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for overbear
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“Overbear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overbear. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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