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Recent Examples of bratty
The overbearing, bratty hand-puppet Unicorse, for instance, plays key roles in launching each performance.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Conan O’Brien hosted for the second straight year, with the right amount of bratty irreverence.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
Whereas the film is madcap and edgy—even bratty—the Wuthering Heights album is sullen and stately, built upon strings and droning electronics.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
There are also two stepsisters, neither ugly but one quite bratty.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
After Jesper Johansson, the bratty son of the Royal Postmaster General, deliberately sidelines his training at the Royal Postman Academy, his father sends him off to Smeerensburg, a secluded island above the Arctic Circle.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Seeing the way Nile carries himself around his father — like a bratty teenager who knows his superiority ends where his father’s begins — proves that Nile has his own vulnerabilities.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Tom Hulce portrayed the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a petulant, bratty young genius with a distinctive laugh, insatiable appetite and endless talent.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Once Woll’s bratty vamp was through draining jugulars, the actress found a second signature role as Karen Page on Marvel’s Daredevil (2015–2018).
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
Conan O’Brien hosted for the second straight year, with the right amount of bratty irreverence.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2026
Whereas the film is madcap and edgy—even bratty—the Wuthering Heights album is sullen and stately, built upon strings and droning electronics.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
There are also two stepsisters, neither ugly but one quite bratty.
—Judy Berman, Time, 29 Jan. 2026
After Jesper Johansson, the bratty son of the Royal Postmaster General, deliberately sidelines his training at the Royal Postman Academy, his father sends him off to Smeerensburg, a secluded island above the Arctic Circle.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Seeing the way Nile carries himself around his father — like a bratty teenager who knows his superiority ends where his father’s begins — proves that Nile has his own vulnerabilities.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Tom Hulce portrayed the musical prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a petulant, bratty young genius with a distinctive laugh, insatiable appetite and endless talent.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Once Woll’s bratty vamp was through draining jugulars, the actress found a second signature role as Karen Page on Marvel’s Daredevil (2015–2018).
—Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
Adjective
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That has never happened, even with Miami taking a fiscally responsible approach last offseason to help balance Miami’s troublesome books.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Giant hogweed is particularly troublesome in Erie County, with more than 100 hogweed sites identified (the most in the state).—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Ospreys – a mischievous bird of prey – have returned.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Labubu, the vinyl plush collectible with a snaggletoothed grin and knowingly mischievous eyes, has become a viral sensation and one of China’s fastest-rising exports.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Willick was not convinced by this explanation, noting that many graphic and upsetting stories had been shared from the bimah in the past two and a half years—stories about violence perpetrated by Hamas.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This story involves discussion about suicide that some readers may find upsetting.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The rule has been expanded that teams must interview two minority candidates for openings at head coach, general managers and the offensive and defensive coordinator jobs.—
Mac Engel
March 30,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Linebackers or offensive linemen?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Given the recent spate of attacks on Jewish institutions in America and around the globe, how infuriating that Congress refuses to settle its funding dispute over the Department of Homeland Security.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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An infuriating drama about the indifference of power to the individual, Paths of Glory is both a war movie and a courtroom thriller.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Bratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bratty. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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