mischief-maker

Example Sentences

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Henry Arundell, a 20-year-old fresher in the side, had been chief mischief-maker by scoring five of 11 tries in a 71-0 win.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023

Whitfield, who is biracial and grew up in the Midwest, is a one-liner machine and mischief-maker who giddily raided Lyons’ closet in the premiere episode.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

“He remains the immature mischief-maker, a well-meaning dad with the instincts of a reckless kid,” Mr. Zinoman writes.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2017

It’s hard to remember a time when Kanye West was a fresh-faced hip-hop mischief-maker with a heart fit to display on his sleeve.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2014

As Washington considered the latter an arch mischief-maker, he was rejoiced to have him is his power.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington