Examples of busybody in a Sentence
The neighborhood busybody is telling everyone that the couple up the street is getting divorced.
that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden
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Such nanny state meddling in social media is something only a busybody in Sacramento could possibly think is a worthwhile exercise of legislative activity.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Jemma is a confident woman who has an air of big city and is the town’s busybody.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025
Keyboard busybodies, naturally, expressed their unsolicited opinions in the comments section.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Jemma is a confident woman who has an air of big city and is the town’s busybody.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 July 2025
Of course, his message doesn't get across to everybody, and plenty see Klaatu as an interstellar busybody.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for busybody
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“Busybody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busybody. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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busybody
noun
busy·body
ˈbiz-ē-ˌbäd-ē 
: a person who meddles in the affairs of others
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