in trouble
Example Sentences
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Stokes, a 35-year-old man, found himself in trouble when he should have been in bed.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
As for Memo Ochoa, if he’s on the field for Mexico, El Tri is in trouble.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
On the one hand, there were Pratt supporters who thought their ideas would get them in trouble with friends or bosses.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
But her flat-footed handling of the huge fires that tore through the city in January 2025 left her in trouble.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
“You’ll get in trouble if you wait too long.”
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
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