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Examples of crybaby in a Sentence
“Don't be such a crybaby,” she told her little sister.
car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat
Recent Examples on the Web
Christie has long criticized Trump for skipping and threatening to skip the Republican events, calling him a crybaby, loser and other taunts.
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Chris Christie, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
The Angels’ injuries have made the season difficult enough without a manager acting like a crybaby every time a call doesn’t go his way.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2023
Japanese animation studio Science SARU, known for creating anime like DEVILMAN crybaby and Annie Awards nominee Inu-Oh, will be leading the animation portion of the show.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2023
Bud Light 'crybabies' billboard isn't real Anheuser-Busch, the company that owns Bud Light, faced conservative backlash following its recent partnership with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023
In Wisconsin, liberal Judge Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the state Supreme Court over former judge (and crybaby) Dan Kelly, giving the court a liberal majority for the first time in more than a decade.
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Jeremy was always a crybaby, but not like this.
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Justin E. H. Smith, Wired, 25 July 2022
What kind of crybaby liberal suspends someone's free speech?
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Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
What kind of crybaby liberal suspends someone’s free speech?
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1851, in the meaning defined above
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“Crybaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crybaby. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
crybaby
noun
cry·ba·by
ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē
: a person who cries easily or complains often
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