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Six example sentences with coddle, each labelled with its topic.
A good coach will not coddle beginners, but adds weight steadily so the work stays hard and honest.
Fitness
The tutorial refuses to coddle new players, handing them one weapon and letting them fail their way to competence.
Gaming
Parents who coddle a nervous child, sparing every small discomfort, often find the fear grows rather than fades.
Psychology
Investors warned the founders not to coddle early users with free service forever, since nobody pays for what was free.
Startups
The coach refused to coddle the top recruit, making him run the same drills and sprints as the walk-ons.
Basketball
Managers who coddle a struggling employee by hiding the bad reviews leave him unprepared when the cuts arrive.
Business
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