bossing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A video of comedian Ziwe bossing around a cast of young men in a “Bad Boyfriend Bootcamp.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Amorim praised his side's resilience, but believes they should have gone on to win after bossing the first half.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
After bossing the opening rounds, a showboating Fury started to unravel as Usyk began to slowly unpick his rival champion.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
Mallen Kupferer is also a discovery, a firecracker who also conveys more nuanced teenage attitude, her Daisy bossing her repressed dad around, demanding he meet her on her level of explosive emotion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
While we reluctantly accepted Dad’s bossing as one of the privileges of his rank as head of the family, we had no intention of accepting it from anybody else, including his oldest sister.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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