Even if you don't feel protective toward your baby, I do.
It was strange, but he still felt protective toward his siblings.
He feels protective toward you, when it doesn't conflict with his own interests.
Did he really feel that protective toward Skye, or was it something else entirely?
Jondalar watched her and it occurred to him that she seemed much more protective toward the animal.
"We shall have to be specially protective toward her," Iris said.
It's little wonder his players feel so protective toward him.
Imbri found herself liking the woman even more and felt protective toward her.
Of course, many nature lovers feel a bit more protective toward those peaks.
They know they're in an artificial environment, and they feel protective toward it.