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

Written on the large screens, she acknowledges the end of brat summer and questions, “Idk who I am when it’s over.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

“Yes. I heard you’re a little brat, is that true?”

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys