bullies

Example Sentences

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Over time, bullies became the exception and not the norm as prosocial traits became more likely to help genes get passed down.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

"There is never a time when our kennels aren't full. And in the last few years, it's XL bullies filling them."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The severity of seemingly mundane, everyday anxieties — school bullies, the prom, graduation, obnoxious Cher-obsessed college roommates — is on par with demons trying to hasten the apocalypse.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“The ultimate response to sleep bullies is to nod and smile,” Tal says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

He looked like any hitchhiker you might see on an American highway—nothing like the little runty boy I used to defend from bullies at Yancy Academy.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan