How to Use brat in a Sentence

brat

noun
  • You guys are serving up some good brats.
    — Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This movie review is so not brat.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The smell of burgers and brats on the grill.
    — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Click or tap here to study up on 20 years of brats and beers.
    — The Enquirer, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Gunther called Cody a spoiled brat.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Among the comfort foods are brats, tater tots and mac-and-cheese dishes.
    — Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Military brat, mom and dad both served in the Army.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Military brat, mom and dad both served in the Army.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Military brat, mom and dad both served in the Army.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 12 Dec. 2025
  • The brat who punched my brother wasn’t the only kid playing hooky that day.
    — al, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Grilling burgers, brats, and hot dogs is a summer rite of passage.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Games will include stein hoisting and a brat toss, plus cornhole.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Here are the standouts for quaffing beers and devouring brats.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Five more words are ‘spoiled brat theatre kid energy’.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • There will also be a brat fry put on by Flight to the North Pole.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Naturally, the stage lights turned brat green.
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Better colors, evocative of a brat with stone ground mustard.
    — Jeremy Cluff, azcentral, 2 June 2020
  • Violet, in the key of adolescent brat, pretends not to know them.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Look who the spoiled brats are, relatively speaking.
    — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Guests can enjoy German beers, brats, pretzels and festive food.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Make the most of every link with this guide to cooking Italian sausage, brats, kielbasa, and more.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Enjoy a parade, fun kids' games, burgers, brats, beer, live music, and an all-star baseball game.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 27 June 2023
  • This sweet pickle recipe shines when piled on hot dogs and brats, stirred into a potato salad, or eaten straight from the jar.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2023
  • And as a military brat whose family moved around, he was often forced to reset and make new friends.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • If brat summer was the moment, then The Moment is brat winter.
    — Meg Walters, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Parker says MacLaine didn't want her child to be a spoiled Hollywood brat.
    — Alexa Philippou, courant.com, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Use the Italian condiment to add tangy notes to brats, pizza, pasta salads, and more.
    — Annie Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
  • While on the small side, the grates can still hold two burgers, corn cobs, and brats with enough room for everything to cook properly.
    — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Stills was an army brat and far from a hippie radical; he was driven and a perfectionist.
    — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Kyle said that any handheld barbecue option — burgers, brats, ribs or chicken — goes well with sweet corn.
    — Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025

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