busybody

Example Sentences

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The movie doesn’t quite know how to handle Mabel: She’s meant to be charmingly determined but comes across as more of a scold and a busybody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Elizabeth Kelly, best known for playing busybody Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, died peacefully in Scarborough on 31 December, her agent Scott Marshall Partners said.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Your siblings and any other busybody family members would have no say.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 26, 2026

He sometimes came across as a busybody, she said, but many residents thought he was watching out for the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

“Don’t know the manners of good society, eh?” he says to the character of the busybody, Mrs. Mountchessington, who has insulted him before exiting the stage.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly