mischievous trick
Example Sentences
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What he had mistaken for a human thought was a degree of reason required for a monkey's mischievous trick!
From Farewell by Marriage, Ellen
He left the animal to roam at liberty about the halls and gardens, where it was for ever at some mischievous trick or another.
From The Well of Saint Clare by Allinson, A. R. (Alfred Richard)
And they said, "Wait a little, we will pay you out," and took counsel together to play him some mischievous trick.
From Household Stories by the Brothers Grimm by Crane, Lucy
Go ahead and get it over, and then we’ll get even with Dr. Helen some way for playing us such a mischievous trick.
From The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted by Barrett, Katharine Ellis
Barnes played a mischievous trick one day—in fact, Barnes was always into mischief. d.
From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland
