brat

Example Sentences

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Ben described being called a "brat" online for distancing himself from his mother to protect his mental health.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

"The Moment" satirises the consequences of her hit 2024 album "brat", as rapacious record company executives and a film director played by Alexander Skarsgard seek to jump on the juggernaut.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 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

“If you want to know that stuff, you should ask that little brat with the blond braids. She was standing right there when the box broke.”

From "Trouble at the Arcade (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #1)" by Franklin W. Dixon