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
Among others, Kun encounters his great-grandfather as a motorcycle-riding young rebel, his own mother as a youthful hellion, and, most perplexing of all, his own sister Marai as an engaging “Marai from the future” teenager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2018
She said Mr. Sweat had a dual personality: “He could be a nice boy. But when the little bit of hellion in him came out, it came out full force.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
The Triple Crown winner was a hellion, repeatedly barging through the gate and dragging the assistant starter with him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
