be mischievous
Example Sentences
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"He can be mischievous like a lot of children," she said.
From BBC • May 3, 2023
They frequently choose words like "innocent," "pure" and "naive" – although babysitters and students with younger siblings are more likely to acknowledge that children can also be "mischievous" and "strange."
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2022
“Sometimes he may do badly in exams or be mischievous, but he’s still our son. We can’t just abandon him because of bad exam results.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2021
That is also the downside: The animals can be mischievous and prone to tantrums.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019
It was fortunate for the Chancellor that the calumnies of which he was object were too atrocious to be mischievous.
From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
