bossy

And even the people who love me can get aggravated by all the ways I’m impulsive, bossy, overwhelming and judgmental.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Barrett was known to be "very bossy", with a "pay-attention-to-me, deal-with-me type of attitude", says Sona Patel, the shop manager.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

This may sound bossy, but in the absence of clear communication, we tend to overanalyze, says Sara Jane Ho, an etiquette expert and host of the Netflix show “Mind Your Manners.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 29, 2026

“She’s so bossy and she’s really forward,” said Davis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2026

She is working on a thought about her bossy older sister: Carla has a tendency to lace all her compliments with calls to self-improvement.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

There were ten of the sleek, cream-colored bossies, gentle, affectionate creatures who pressed their deep noses trustingly into Warren's hands and begged him to open the wide gate that kept them from the shady pasture.

From Rainbow Hill by Thelma Gooch

She turned the bossies out to browse, And Peterkin, for fun, Just peppered them with butter beans And blew them all to smithereens.

From The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes by Blanche Fisher Wright

Therefore, my baasjes, Outa cooks bossies from the veld to rub on—buchu and kookamakranka and karroo bossies.

From Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales by Sanni Metelerkamp

Still, in spite of cheeses, beehives, bossies, and kittens, I had many lonesome hours, and sometimes cried after I went to bed.

From Aunt Madge's Story by Sophie May

If it does," called Weary, who was branding—with a stamp—not far away, "if it does, Happy, we'll pack the bossies into the cook-tent and make Patsy heat the irons in the stove.

From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower

There was a bigger, brasher, bossier personality waiting in the wings, and his restrained act was an acknowledgement of the new political pecking order.

From US News ● May 20, 2016

If Wilbur, the older, bossier and more rigorous brother, ever had an impassioned relationship with any human being who was not a blood relative or fellow aviation enthusiast, this isn’t the book to exhume it.

From New York Times ● May 3, 2015

The only trouble with costume time is that Abuela can get even bossier than usual.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Without adult supervision, playtime can quickly become a “Lord of the Flies”-like situation, with the strongest and bossiest child leading the pack.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2021

She’s seven pounds and the bossiest one I’ve ever had.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2017

In this way, Geeta had carved out a role for herself as the bossiest woman in the village.

From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2016

Cole Hooker smiled while recalling Cole as “always the best and bossiest big sister.”

From Washington Times ● Jan. 12, 2016

“You’re so bossy, you know. The bossiest of all your sisters,” she says, smiling.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi