cosseted
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The characters she plays in that show and in this film are financially cosseted but psychologically adrift, bumping along from one middle-aged frustration, or humiliation, to the next.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Is there a benefit to being ignored by the industry — you don’t end up cosseted or overly corporate — at least as far as your stand-up goes?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025
I cosseted my weary garden with clover, practiced patience, saw the vanity of overwork.
From Scientific American • Aug. 18, 2023
Much of his life was spent in the cosseted luxury of a five-star hotel.
From BBC • May 14, 2023
Mary cosseted and fussed over Peter like an elder sister over a delicate little boy.
From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John
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