mischief-making
Example Sentences
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“In order to maintain the idea of himself, he needs someone to play along,” said the British actor, recently seen as a mischief-making ambassadorial spouse in “The Diplomat” on Netflix.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024
During his career Muonagor has appeared in dozens of films, including Aki and Paw Paw, one of his most famous roles where he played the father of two mischief-making, over-exuberant teenagers.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024
The world must view these attacks for what they really are, which is more than the mischief-making of professional pranksters, and more even than a national security problem.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021
News rankings and the moral value of all his mischief-making.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2021
Elisha called this private upper floor “a sort of sanctuary; a retreat to which we are driven by mischief-making eyes and tongues. There, like wounded deer we escape the hunters.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
