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
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If whining were an Olympic sport, Finland, Denmark and Sweden might as well skip the competition, because the U.S. surely would sweep the podium with an elite lineup of crybaby football coaches.
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2025
This is the gold star of silent crybabies, heaped high with silent scorn, disapproval and frustration, all at once.
—John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The ‘crybaby’ gesture was recalled by Madrid supporters when Mallorca lost last season’s Copa del Rey final on penalties to Bilbao’s Athletic Club and a disappointed Maffeo was in tears afterwards.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
His overall premise can be summarized in one sentence: The teams quietly complaining about the tax advantages the Florida teams may have are a bunch of crybabies, trying to defend their own mediocre team-building records.
—Eric Duhatschek, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2025
This is the gold star of silent crybabies, heaped high with silent scorn, disapproval and frustration, all at once.
—John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
The ‘crybaby’ gesture was recalled by Madrid supporters when Mallorca lost last season’s Copa del Rey final on penalties to Bilbao’s Athletic Club and a disappointed Maffeo was in tears afterwards.
—Dermot Corrigan, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
His overall premise can be summarized in one sentence: The teams quietly complaining about the tax advantages the Florida teams may have are a bunch of crybabies, trying to defend their own mediocre team-building records.
—Eric Duhatschek, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
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“Crybaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crybaby. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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crybaby
noun
cry·ba·by
ˈkrī-ˌbā-bē 
: a person who cries easily or complains often
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