Explore Bossy through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like autocratic or dominating. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bossy in a sentence
Bossy meaning
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
Synonyms of Bossy
Using Bossy
- The main meaning on this page is: Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
- Useful related words include: autocratic, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial.
- In the example corpus, bossy often appears in combinations such as: and bossy, bossy and.
Context around Bossy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bossy
- In this selection, "bossy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bit, inflexible, incredibly, boots, bit and manner stand out and add context to how "bossy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit bossy and that and a little bossy once you. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bossy" sits close to words such as aar, aarons and abdulla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bossy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Taya questioned where he got that bossy behavior from. (9 words)
He's always bossy - he does it at preschool too. (10 words)
Google doesn't want your kids to grow up bossy and impatient. (12 words)
It’s asserted Fujikawa was “apparently shocked by how bossy his baby mama became” once he moved in with her, and that “things finally came to a head” while the pair was in New York earlier this month celebrating the musician’s birthday. (43 words)
A. my Lord the relationship that existed between the regional managers and my office as the deputy executive director was very cordial and not bossy, so I was running a completely open administration of the department. (36 words)
Annie’s husband, John, is diagnosed with cancer and her bossy-boots best friend, Chris, initiates the idea of raising money through the Women’s Institute (a twee British version of the ICA) for charity. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
A. my Lord the relationship that existed between the regional managers and my office as the deputy executive director was very cordial and not bossy, so I was running a completely open administration of the department.
Annie’s husband, John, is diagnosed with cancer and her bossy-boots best friend, Chris, initiates the idea of raising money through the Women’s Institute (a twee British version of the ICA) for charity.
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He's always bossy - he does it at preschool too.
I loved Debora’s writing, the discomfort on top of being smart and bossy.
Other episodes focused on words like “bossy, bit*h, and difficult,” alleging these are code words for misogyny.
The Disney+ series will inevitably be steamy, but the author told that male characters are too often depicted as 'submissive', while women are 'so bossy'.
Sometimes I'll do a character, that's maybe a bit younger or a bit bossy, and that's kind of how I was a little bit.
When you see the film, you are likely to remember the shirtless boy relaxed in a bossy manner who seemed to be in control of his shanty area.
On the negative side, they can be inflexible, bossy and someone who comes across as insensitive.
She starts the series as an incredibly bossy girl, priding herself on her abilities and talent.
Taya questioned where he got that bossy behavior from.
When people ask me why I’m running for office, I tell them because government is too big, too bossy, too nosy, too intrusive.
While they can sometimes be a little bossy, once you take the time to befriend your Affen, they are incredibly loyal and loving.
Likewise, Hermione also didn’t let go of her bossy and critical nature, which rubbed Ron the wrong way many times during their marriage.
A section of his constituents have openly condemned the domineering and bossy posture of their MP, whose careless utterances have often brought shame to his people.
Google doesn't want your kids to grow up bossy and impatient.
I am read Bossy Cow Michelle Obama’s book to see if she bully me in it at all, and also if I can steal material for speech.
It’s asserted Fujikawa was “apparently shocked by how bossy his baby mama became” once he moved in with her, and that “things finally came to a head” while the pair was in New York earlier this month celebrating the musician’s birthday.
She said she channeled Omarosa Manigault Newman, former political aide to President Donald Trump, and Kerry Washington’s role as the bossy bold Olivia Pope in the hit show to help her play Susan Lee.
Common combinations with bossy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: