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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Sometimes what busybodies really need is to be still.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
In the second season, the oddball trio of Upper West Siders played by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are tasked with figuring out who killed building busybody Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell).
—Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
Advertisement Books In Angie Cruz’s portrait of a neighborhood busybody, the soul of a Latino community
Sept. 8, 2022
Acevedo spoke to The Times from her home in Washington, D.C., over Zoom about writing for adults, fictional sexuality and the medical emergency that inspired the book.
—Allison Armijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Then this busybody guy stepped forward out of nowhere and shook his head sadly at the large dent on the side of my car.
—Kerry Slattery, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
The German people have been advised by a joy sucking group of foodstuff busybodies to reduce their sausage consumption to a single wurst.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
Just as the name Karen has become associated with an entitled busybody, memes portray Kyles as aggressive young men who like Monster Energy drinks and Axe body spray and who let out their rage by punching drywall.
—Christine Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
Designer Lauryna Tamošaitytė got tired of running on too few hours of sleep and launched a fun-spirited loungewear line to encourage busybodies to get quality rest.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
In today’s fraught political environment, the prospect is high that stock market investments would be monitored and questioned by congressional busybodies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
In the second season, the oddball trio of Upper West Siders played by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are tasked with figuring out who killed building busybody Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell).
—Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Aug. 2023
Advertisement Books In Angie Cruz’s portrait of a neighborhood busybody, the soul of a Latino community
Sept. 8, 2022
Acevedo spoke to The Times from her home in Washington, D.C., over Zoom about writing for adults, fictional sexuality and the medical emergency that inspired the book.
—Allison Armijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Then this busybody guy stepped forward out of nowhere and shook his head sadly at the large dent on the side of my car.
—Kerry Slattery, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
The German people have been advised by a joy sucking group of foodstuff busybodies to reduce their sausage consumption to a single wurst.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 8 June 2023
Just as the name Karen has become associated with an entitled busybody, memes portray Kyles as aggressive young men who like Monster Energy drinks and Axe body spray and who let out their rage by punching drywall.
—Christine Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
Designer Lauryna Tamošaitytė got tired of running on too few hours of sleep and launched a fun-spirited loungewear line to encourage busybodies to get quality rest.
—Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
In today’s fraught political environment, the prospect is high that stock market investments would be monitored and questioned by congressional busybodies.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1526, in the meaning defined above
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“Busybody.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busybody. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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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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