bossy
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"Sometimes I feel he is more grown-up and I'm more childish," she says, "though I can be quite bossy."
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
The two delight in discovering each other’s cultural differences, even if the alien is occasionally bossy and annoying, say when Rocky bleats “Dirty! Dirty!” upon entering Grace’s astral man cave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
This may sound bossy, but in the absence of clear communication, we tend to overanalyze, says Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert and host of the Netflix show “Mind Your Manners.”
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026
One small, slightly bossy note: leaf shape matters.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025
Sometimes she could be as bossy as Sally herself.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
She went with him out to the barn, and she cried over the bossies and the horses, and said good-by to them under her breath, so that her father might not hear.
From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
If it does," called Weary, who was branding—with a stamp—not far away, "if it does, Happy, we'll pack the bossies into the cook-tent and make Patsy heat the irons in the stove.
From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower
"No; I don't see many little girls," said I, with a dismal sigh; "they don't have anything here but bossies and horses."
From Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May
She turned the bossies out to browse, And Peterkin, for fun, Just peppered them with butter beans And blew them all to smithereens.
From The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes by Blanche Fisher Wright
That’s why I’m not at some round-up; all my bossies right at home.
From Stepsons of Light by Eugene Manlove Rhodes
There was a bigger, brasher, bossier personality waiting in the wings, and his restrained act was an acknowledgement of the new political pecking order.
From US News ● May 20, 2016
If Wilbur, the older, bossier and more rigorous brother, ever had an impassioned relationship with any human being who was not a blood relative or fellow aviation enthusiast, this isn’t the book to exhume it.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2015
The only trouble with costume time is that Abuela can get even bossier than usual.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Without adult supervision, playtime can quickly become a “Lord of the Flies”-like situation, with the strongest and bossiest child leading the pack.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021
She’s seven pounds and the bossiest one I’ve ever had.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2017
In this way, Geeta had carved out a role for herself as the bossiest woman in the village.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2016
Cole Hooker smiled while recalling Cole as “always the best and bossiest big sister.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2016
“You’re so bossy, you know. The bossiest of all your sisters,” she says, smiling.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
