mischief-making
Example Sentences
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“In order to maintain the idea of himself, he needs someone to play along,” said the British actor, recently seen as a mischief-making ambassadorial spouse in “The Diplomat” on Netflix.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
News rankings and the moral value of all his mischief-making.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
A few days later saw the theatrical release of Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” in which Baron Cohen delivers a slyly self-referential performance as Abbie Hoffman, his ’60s-era forebear in mischief-making agitprop.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2020
The pair have gained notoriety in the past by filming themselves carrying out mischief-making stunts and antics.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2019
Elisha called this private upper floor “a sort of sanctuary; a retreat to which we are driven by mischief-making eyes and tongues. There, like wounded deer we escape the hunters.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
