How to use "overbearing" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "overbearing" in popular movie and book plots

  • As the affair continues, David becomes overbearing and angry.  - The Touch (1971 film)
  • Joining the cast after, is Ah Loon (Wendy Ng) who plays Rosie's overbearing mother.  - Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd
  • Ignoring her overbearing husband Ray (Brian Kerwin), she travels by bus to attend the funeral in Washington,C.  - Love Field (film)
  • The marriage is loveless; his wife despises Dombey for his overbearing pride and herself for being shallow and worthless.  - Dombey and Son
  • Jimmy's overbearing and devout Christian mother only exposes him to Highlights magazine and the Land of the Lost for entertainment.  - Bubble Boy (film)
  • Mr Biswas becomes very unhappy with his wife Shama and her overbearing family.  - A House for Mr Biswas
  • He has returned home with his unrestrained, unpredictable, overbearing bride, Bev (Meg Ryan).  - Promised Land (1987 film)
  • Jimmy is an awkward and cheerless character with an overbearing mother and a very limited social life.  - Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
  • is hiding from her overbearing stage mother (Lainie Kazan).  - Beaches (film)
  • The overbearing wife of James Cabpleasure demands that Holmes investigate the abnormal attachment her husband has to an ordinary umbrella.  - The Adventure of the Highgate Miracle
  • This revelation, coupled with the constant bullying from her overbearing boss, leads Mui to disappear.  - Shaolin Soccer
  • Firstly, he teaches an overbearing assistant martial arts teacher a lesson.  - Drunken Master
  • Fran, as a result of her mother's overbearing personality, often feels the need to date and is compelled to get married as well.  - The Nanny
  • Chas becomes less overbearing and overprotective of his children.  - The Royal Tenenbaums
  • His overbearing boss, Oliver Misrell, angered by the loss of a major account, lectures him about this "push-push-push" business.  - A Stop at Willoughby
  • George talks about Martha's overbearing attitude toward their son.  - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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