How to Use bullying in a Sentence

bullying

1 of 2 noun
  • But this bullying was a glitch too far.
    — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Doxxing is just a form of stupid bullying, not free speech.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There's less bullying that takes place.
    — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • They were fed up with the tariff bullying.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
  • This bullying at best, but much more akin to extortion.
    — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • There is still time for a course correction, but not if the truth is drowned out with bullying and lies.
    — Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • So fearing bullying, her mother and some of her sisters taught her how to read and write.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Here’s what every parent needs to know about bullying and the actions that can help stop it.
    — Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Kurtsie learned that staying close to Bakari kept the bullying at bay.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Your bullying has been consistent over the past 10 years, so there's that.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
  • No one should have to experience hate or bullying.
    — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • As a child, Simmons was overweight and suffered bullying at the hands of his peers.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Deepfakes have also been used by young people as a bullying tactic.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Acts of hegemony and bullying are causing colossal harm to the world.
    — Edith M. Lederer, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The bullying stretched on for about two years — until the FBI cracked the case.
    — Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • What starts as chatting with friends can sometimes veer into bullying or cheating.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Crooks takes the bullying in stride, but even she was shocked by the way commenters attacked Kamdyn, too.
    — Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026
  • Bones dismissed the idea that bullying led to Baldwin’s exit.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Phelps denies that, and her daughter says the issue wasn’t applause but a pattern of bullying.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Abuses, bullying, and men preying on young women are issues, but the novel is not preachy.
    — Teresa M. Hanafin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2023
  • Find out school policy on bullying, and if there isn’t one in place, lobby to establish one.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Aversions are barriers, like bullying, that push students out of school.
    — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The bullying that followed went straight for whatever a girl is most uncertain about.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • The new musical movie is your guide for discussing cliques, bullying, and social media with them.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 11 Jan. 2024
  • This type of bullying can be more difficult to recognize.
    — Dr. Mahvash Madni, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
  • In the way bullying is addressed in schools and communities.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
  • No amount of bullying could buy Trump a prize for peace, an irony lost only on the President.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Their reasons for wanting a name change could include teasing or bullying, and shouldn’t be dismissed out-of-hand.
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Kanarek and Barisone then accused one another of bullying.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026

bullying

2 of 2 adjective
  • There will be two years of oversight of the district’s anti-bullying plan.
    — NBC News, 5 June 2021
  • The businessman claimed the payout from the suit would go to anti-bullying causes.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Bell raised awareness about suicide prevention and anti-bullying along the way.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 23 July 2021
  • Readers are encouraged to think about themes of anti-bullying and unity through the story.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • All video entries had to reflect the theme of anti-bullying and were open to individuals or teams.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2020
  • It was aimed at promoting children's well-being and anti-bullying.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 June 2026
  • The program is part of Cincinnati schools' anti-bullying effort.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2022
  • That anti-bullying mindset has followed him throughout his career.
    — Otto Rabe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Wall was seen at the protest for George Floyd, and has also been a part of multiple anti-bullying campaigns.
    — Shelby Stewart, Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2020
  • And perhaps that’s precisely where anti-bullying tech fits into the equation.
    — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The district will be working to improve its anti-bullying protocols during that time.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 9 June 2021
  • The foundation provides both financing and resources to schools to launch anti-bullying clubs.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • An online module to aid conversations about anti-bias, anti-bullying, and hate.
    — Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Educators should consult their state’s anti-bullying policies to get up to speed on how to handle harassment.
    — Amaarah Decuir, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2021
  • What the bill does The anti-bullying measure originally required schools to track the race of students who are harassed.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Stow, who survived a traumatic brain injury and has spent the last decade spreading an anti-bullying message, threw out the first pitch, caught by Nakken.
    — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The complaint involved an anti-bullying lesson that a teacher within the district performed with their students.
    — Fox News, 31 July 2022
  • The settlement involves training and supervising staff and includes two years of oversight of its anti-bullying plan.
    — Sharon Coolidge, USA TODAY, 6 June 2021
  • The district maintains an anti-bullying policy outlined in its student handbook.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Later, the local board voted to hire armed guards at the schools and to implement an anti-bullying program called Rachel’s Challenge.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The country was rebounding from a recession; divorce was on the rise; anti-bullying initiatives were as far in the future as the internet.
    — Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
  • An ice cream shop in Plainfield, Illinois, has launched an anti-bullying campaign after an incident with a customer.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Her version of the school has an anti-bullying and reconciliation program in which first-graders mediate disputes.
    — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Bouchard said the school's anti-bullying program coordinator had no indication that the suspect had been bullied.
    — Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2021
  • In recent years, Lewinsky has reemerged in the public eye, becoming an anti-bullying advocate and public speaker.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Dave Hause takes an unexpected approach to the anti-bullying song, writing not from the perspective of the victim, but as the bully himself.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2021
  • Since his tragic death, Manes has become an advocate for anti-bullying initiative and also wrote a book about her son’s experience.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • What if an anti-bullying campaign unintentionally caused a spike in littering?
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • With his tech passion, starting a business in the NFT space to raise anti-bullying awareness was a no-brainer for Guevara.
    — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 July 2022
  • So far, there have been no citations written under a new anti-bullying ordinance in the Village of Pewaukee.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025

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