"protective" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Sir Reynard reminded her a lot of her father, only she was too old to appreciate his protective impulses now.
- She awakens a queasy protective impulse, a fantasy of rescue that is all the more powerful for being confused.
- J. D. Salinger is another of his heroes, which makes sense, given Curtis's tender and protective impulses.
- I even think I understand the protective impulse that made you refrain from telling me about it.
- Unfortunately, the protective impulse sometimes gets turned into a reflexive opposition to every kind of public facility, even youth rehabilitation centers and small homeless shelters.
- Renie moved near her, the protective impulse the only thing that made sense in this entire, incomprehensible drama.
- "Partnership" is often a code word for "small family business," a phrase that evokes protective impulses among lawmakers.
- Instinctively I moved forward with a protective impulse, holding the Crucifix and Wafer in my left hand.
- Only with hindsight did the sisters realize that their protective impulse had served Elena badly.
- They stand for both the protective impulse and the compensatory one [...].
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