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brat

noun

Definition of brat

as in nuisance

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Recent Examples of brat Fans, and perhaps everyone else at this point, might recall that Charli was also absent from the cover of brat, which consisted of the word in black lettering over a pungent green background. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 1 June 2026 His menu includes more than two dozen food options, including the Southwest egg rolls ($11), quesadillas ($14), black and blue burger ($14), beer brat ($12), and fish and chips ($14). — Jenna Thompson june 18, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 The sleeveless body-skimming dress features a transparent mesh finish that left little to the imagination, totally transforming an otherwise classic LBD into something far more provocative (and brat-like). — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 25 June 2026 Now that Hakeem Jeffries has recommended that Trump not attend game 3 of the NBA Finals in NYC, the petulant brat will most certainly attend. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brat

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Noun

And to add insult to social and cultural injury, the new policies also present a logistical nuisance.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
In New York, night clubs were sometimes regarded as a civic nuisance; one obstacle was the city’s cabaret law, from 1926, which required bars to obtain a special permit if patrons were dancing and was not fully repealed until 2017.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

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On a recent morning, Feldman and his colleagues made their rounds, visiting people living in ragamuffin tents on sidewalks and crannies just west of downtown.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Soon enough, Curtis’s all-black border collie, Steve, and a ragamuffin of a dog, Jack, would emerge from the trees to beg for sandwich scraps.

— Carrie Dennis, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025

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