ill-behaved
Example Sentences
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In the past, Hills might have called a parent to come pick up their ill-behaved child early, and in rare cases, asked them not to come back at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
The lawsuit alleged the diabetes-alert dogs, for which Warren charged up to $27,000, “were often poorly trained, ill-behaved, and unequipped to help manage a life-threatening situation, rendering them little more than incredibly expensive pets.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
We love dogs, but aside from our finding the reply to be presumptuous, their dog jumps on the furniture and is generally ill-behaved.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021
Timothy may grow out of this, he may be more ill-behaved in unfamiliar places, etc.
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2020
Louis Bonaparte has not ill-behaved, it seems; negatively he might have done much harm.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Volume 2, 1844-1853 by Benson, Arthur Christopher
