marplot

Example Sentences

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“Yes, of course. Come, Demi,” and Meg led her son away, feeling a strong desire to spank the little marplot who hopped beside her, laboring under the delusion that the bribe was to be administered as soon as they reached the nursery.

From Literature

And where, all this time, was she, the unfortunate cause of all his misery, and the most unintentional marplot in this history?

From Project Gutenberg

Therefore the Prince of Wales must be the very Marplot or L'Etourdi of princes, if he cannot contrive to make himself endurable to a people who will bear so much rather than be at the trouble of a change.

From Project Gutenberg

Probably the disturbing, distracting vein of unconquerable levity so conspicuous in the character of his father, is the marplot of the son's career, too.

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“Get this young marplot out of here and let no more of his ilk in again.”

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