sissy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
“Kiss of the Spider Woman” is about a lot of things: Valentin reconnecting with his emotions, Luis discovering that he’s more than a self-described trivial sissy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
“You worried so much about me, but look sissy, I didn’t turn out too bad,” Barnes said as she displayed the black gown she was just donned with.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2021
“I was never ashamed of being a sissy, and I wore the bullying as a badge of honor,” he writes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2019
“Here in front of you? I might be the biggest sissy you’ve ever had on the show.”
From The Verge ● Oct. 31, 2019
Colonel Cathcart wanted to rush to his side and comfort him, but did not want to look like a sissy in front of General Dreedle.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Everyone contributed what money they could to save George’s business from Mr. Potter, an unsentimental tycoon who makes the toughest takeover bankers and lawyers seem like sissies.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
That whole "masks are for sissies" thing, that's where I go, "Please, man, scientists are not trying to get you to lose the arm wrestling match. They're trying to save you, man."
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2020
As Samir muses in one reflective moment: “Immigration, it is not for sissies … The price for a better life, you see, it is always a little higher than you think it will be.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2019
After the Stonewall riots in 1969, young gay men who had been derided as "sissies" began celebrating gym-buffed bodies, said Les Wright, editor of the bear history tome "The Bear Book."
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2014
“Our generation of parents are such sissies when it comes to setting boundaries,” she said.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2013
