How to Use bossy in a Sentence

bossy

adjective

• There is no such thing as someone who's bossy, there's just a boss.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 20 Mar. 2023
• Linda, who’s British and middle-aged, is bossy, loud and streetwise.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
• Their abrasive sides are on display, from John’s gum-chewing side-eye to Paul’s bossy rants.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2021
• Typically, someone who’s very bossy would be the first one to go.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2020
• But Terminus, the bossy robot, isn't the only step the UAE has taken to end the pandemic.
  — Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2022
• The spring equinox also marks the start of bossy Aries season — the Astrological New Year.
  — Allure, 18 Mar. 2022
• Abby was the bossy big sister to Elizabeth and Edward IV, who are stacked in age by three years.
  — Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 13 Dec. 2020
• And when politicians get bossy with businesses — watch out.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 July 2022
• No woman can run a house for 30 or 40 years without getting bossy and thinking that her ways are the only ways.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• McCartney acts a little bossy, and comes off as the engine trying to drive them to complete their songs.
  — oregonlive, 25 Nov. 2021
• Katie views Rachel as a freeloader, while Rachel finds Katie bossy and insufferable.
  — Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
• With valuable one-on-one time, Endicott learned Aubree was the artistic tomboy and Maddie the bossy diva.
  — Savannaheadens, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• Who is a person that was very creative and could come off as this witty, very bossy diva lady but still have a heart?
  — Ilana Woldenberg, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
• Massive, bossy Jupiter pulls the center slightly out of true with its gravity field.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 2 July 2020
• They’re criticized for being too bossy and assertive, and not caring enough.
  — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2021
• Some 7-year-olds can be bossy and prescriptive, telling their parents everything, and some 7-year-olds don’t hesitate to join in on the fun.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
• Still wounded by Laramie ditching him for Walker, Lloyd’s being stubborn, grumpy, and bossy.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2021
• Through her writing, at once bossy and intimate, Colwin barged into kitchens and made herself at home, the kind of cook who grabs the spoon and starts mixing the batter her way.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021
• For instance, when women act with equal assertiveness to men, they are perceived as being too bossy.
  — Dr Margie Warrell, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022
• Kate as the soft-spoken, easygoing angel and Meghan as the bossy, demanding diva.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 8 Mar. 2021
• The only thing New York therapists couldn’t really provide was that bossy, brusque vibe.
  — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2023
• Ginnie is bossy about other people’s behavior and Yvette is a know-it-all about diseases, having had so many.
  — Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The characters all hew to the archetypes Martin originally set forth, in that Kristy is bossy and sometimes impetuous.
  — Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 2 July 2020
• In one scene, Watson gets a bit bossy, triggering this observation from the suspect.
  — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
• Somehow, this study turns into bollocks about bossy women.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2011
• These bossy little fishes are generally kept in check by mid-size predatory fish that also live in the kelp forests.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2017
• Many girls surveyed for The Girls Index expressed a fear of being called ‘bossy’ as a major factor in shying away from leadership roles.
  — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 20 Oct. 2023
• There are many ways to help others recognize you as a leader without coming across as bossy or arrogant.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2021
• Her character, Monica Geller, was a neat-freak chef who could be bossy, obsessive, anxious, wacky, kind and caring.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 30 Apr. 2023
• Intolerant and bossy leftism has migrated from campus out to the broader world.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 June 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024