1) He is a grown man but still seems tied to his mother's apron-strings.

2) Samantha needs to learn to make decisions on her own instead of being tied to her partner's apron-strings.

3) It's time for Alex to move out and stop being tied to his parents' apron-strings.

4) She refuses to date someone who is still tied to their ex's apron-strings.

5) Even as a successful CEO, he is still tied to his assistant's apron-strings for every decision.

6) Graduating college helped her finally cut ties with being tied to her family's apron-strings.

7) It's hard for him to make friends when he's always tied to his best friend's apron-strings.

8) She realized she needed to break free from being tied to her supervisor's apron-strings to grow in her career.

9) Mark's lack of independence comes from being tied to his sibling's apron-strings from a young age.

10) Moving away for college allowed her to break free from being tied to her hometown's apron-strings.