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

If last summer was brat summer, this summer is where I’m going to be really stupid for the last time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

“He was used to being an only child, and he was a bit of a brat back then. As I’m sure you can imagine.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day