misbehavior

Example Sentences

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“It’s a smallish club and it does get really cliquey,” said Pamela Andres, a former general manager at SYC who quit in 2022, stressed out over member misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

His misbehavior is minor — irritating but untenable when stacked together — like bouncing a ball against a wall, disappearing for fun or climbing on the roof.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It’s 1983 in Galashiels, Scotland, and his involuntary movements and outbursts are seen as misbehavior, teenage rebellion, and treated in kind.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

If it weren’t for U.S. attorneys, we likely wouldn’t know about the misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Or he might have a deprivation order pending against him; in cases of outrageous misbehavior, a keeplock who was a “threat to security” could have his rec taken away for a day by a sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover