mischievous trick
Example Sentences
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But one day, I must tell you, a large hawk played the lad a very mischievous trick.
From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Gordon Stables
In Scotland he had met Cydonia, through a mischievous trick of Lady Leason's.
From The Man with the Double Heart by Muriel Hine
To climb a wall, to break a branch, to purloin apples, is a mischievous trick in a child; for a man it is a misdemeanor; for a convict it is a crime.
From Les Misérables by Isabel Florence Hapgood
Amphillis, in answer, for Perrote was unable to speak, told the story of Agatha’s mischievous trick.
From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by W. (William) Rainey
It was only a mischievous trick to frighten you, I dare say.
From The Queen of Hearts by Wilkie Collins
