misbehave

He explained that people might misbehave if the cameras were present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

They may even feel emboldened to misbehave again.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

Prodigy City is located in what was formerly Thailand, where the series was filmed, giving every character, human and otherwise, plenty of space to hide and misbehave.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025

The school asks parents to come into lessons and sit next to their child if they misbehave in class.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025

I think about how Oriana was afraid that Taryn or I would misbehave at the Court and cause Madoc embarrassment.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

BB14’s collar shows she has returned to Topanga, where a possible third relocation awaits if she misbehaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

The act also says anyone who “shamefully casts away his arms, ammunition, tools, or equipment or misbehaves in such manner as to show cowardice in the presence of the enemy” faces the same penalty.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Discipline is about teaching children how to behave, communicate and regulate their emotions, not, for example, losing your temper when a child misbehaves.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022

In addition, he said he wanted to see an end to Section 21 evictions, which occur when a tenant misbehaves or the landlord wishes to stop renting.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022

If he misbehaves and does not prove his fitness for freedom he will be kept two or three years, and he may possibly have to serve the whole eight years.

From Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others by Elbert Hubbard

In 1934, Alcatraz opened as an official federal prison for men who had made escape attempts from other federal prisons, or otherwise misbehaved.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

Voters could be given the opportunity to kick politicians who have misbehaved out of the Welsh Parliament.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025

Fans flooded the field, tore down a goal post, ripped up chunks of turf and misbehaved as if transported to joy long denied.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

We had some fans, occasionally, that really misbehaved and created a very uncomfortable atmosphere.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022

For three days straight, every time I or another boy misbehaved, we had to go over there and chop wood.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

Why do boards keep giving misbehaving CEOs second chances?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Alternative-discipline proponents stress that restorative justice means school officials must no longer deliver consequences to misbehaving students; instead, they must explore restoration with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

"When I was misbehaving at school, teachers threatened to call home and I'd reply, 'Go on then'."

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

And for a third thing, both Ms. Mac and Mrs. Brisbane sometimes threatened to send a misbehaving student to Mr. Morales’s office.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney