bullies

Example Sentences

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Leaving the "doting and loving grandmother" alone with 10 XL Bullies, banned in England just two days before the attack, was "a recipe for disaster", prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

Bullies suck, and don't deserve to feel good about themselves.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2024

The following afternoon at Sovereign Avenue Field, a popular skatepark, local hardcore and punk bands will play free shows in the “Back Sov Bullies Concert.”

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

American Bullies are not banned in the UK, but historically they have been cross-bred with pit bulls which are banned.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2023

When I was a kid, it was easy to grasp: Bullies were scared people hiding inside scary people.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama