brat

Example Sentences

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Born Robert Selden Duvall in January 1931 in San Diego, California, Duvall was a self-proclaimed "navy brat" due to his father's life-long career in the United States Navy.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

What's a megastar to do when she has defined an entire summer, produced a multi-million-selling album and even persuaded the dictionary eggheads to declare "brat" a word of the year?

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Freddie isn’t merely the petulant brat of the first Broadway production, but suffering from bipolar disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

He grew up an Army brat, moving around the world until his father completed his military career and settled in Golden, Colo., to take a job at a family lumber business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

“Then what was this little brat doing with a greyhound in your grove? A greyhound with a white coat and a copper blaze on its nose? Is that not your holy dog?”

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz