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Recent Examples of bratty
There are also two stepsisters, neither ugly but one quite bratty.
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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
Youngest children are often seen as the bratty, fun-loving, freewheeling siblings who get away with everything.
—Alexandra Koster, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Every character exists as every version of themselves at once, both bratty teen and exhausted adult.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
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
Youngest children are often seen as the bratty, fun-loving, freewheeling siblings who get away with everything.
—Alexandra Koster, Refinery29, 11 Sep. 2025
Every character exists as every version of themselves at once, both bratty teen and exhausted adult.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bratty
Adjective
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The Mammoth have the pace and scoring depth to be a troublesome first-round opponent for either Vegas or Edmonton, and there’s a sense that they’re just getting started.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents left Cuba a few years before Fidel Castro took power, has eyed the regime in Havana as one of the world’s most pernicious, inhumane and troublesome.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His mischievous-urchin phase was short-lived.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Those mischievous Minions will have their Olympic moment after all.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To have this held as a trespass on my part is very upsetting.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Similarly, to see Savannah Guthrie, 54, normally a joyful and smiling companion who narrates the major events of our day-to-day lives, in such a vulnerable and upsetting position is jarring.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In 2021, the now 38-year-old became the Minnesota Vikings’ offensive coordinator for Mike Zimmer’s final year as head coach.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Michigan had 17 offensive boards and outrebounded Ohio State 44-31.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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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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Somewhere out there is a woman (possibly a yoga instructor in her 20s from Clapham) who is perfect for this infuriating man child.—
Zing Tsjeng,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Bratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bratty. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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