brat

Example Sentences

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What's a megastar to do when she has defined an entire summer, produced a multi-million-selling album and even persuaded the dictionary eggheads to declare "brat" a word of the year?

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Every holiday season, my mom likes to remind me of how much of a brat I could be during Christmastime when I was a kid.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

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

Doting on this brat is dangerous; a public hug would put a target on Sarah’s back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

I hated the fact that even though she was a brat, she got whatever she wanted.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago