In a sentence
Six example sentences with bully, each labelled with its topic.
Studies find the classroom bully often picks targets who have no close friends to speak up for them.
Psychology
The novel's foreman is a bully who mocks the new hands and keeps the lightest work for himself.
Literature
Server moderators banned one player who had become a bully, following newcomers around and wrecking whatever they built.
Gaming
Every eighties comedy needs a bully, and Biff spends the whole film shoving the hero around until the last scene turns the tables.
Movies
The company's founder was a bully who shouted at junior staff in meetings and then wondered why they kept quitting.
Business
The veteran center was a bully in practice, elbowing rookies under the rim and laughing when they complained.
Basketball
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