I think he watches for me; feels proprietary toward me.

You must excuse me, but I feel rather proprietary toward it.

She would have been pleased to work beside him, of course, but he felt proprietary toward the concept.

At the same time she is determined to remain true to those devotees who feel proprietary about their own special cultural oasis.

People feel proprietary about Ground Zero, and their passion makes planning all the harder.

He told himself that if he felt more proprietary this time, it was only because he found the house so special.

In Seattle, people feel unusually proprietary about the library.

A lot of Canadians feel proprietary about this heavily subsidized network and think it ought to reflect their views.

Well, men are funny, and they still feel proprietary toward their wives, even when they're finalizing a divorce.

"But we feel proprietary about staff writers and regular contributors."