hellion

Example Sentences

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A little hellion, according to her own description, she was not adopted even after her picture and profile were featured as a child needing a forever home in The Seattle Times.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021

My younger kid, Dan, was a bit of a hellion, who, classically, Resisted Authority.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2021

The great Gurley, the hurdling hellion, just two seasons after being named NFL offensive player of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2020

So he agrees to take her, even though she is a hellion at the start.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2016

No doubt she was scolding my little hellion.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez