mischief

Example Sentences

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Now that I have done so, I picture Harper smirking at me, suddenly bored by how easy adults are to manipulate and already thinking of some new mischief to get up to.

From The Wall Street Journal

We reached for bread that pulls apart like buttery clouds, cakes that lean dense and generous, desserts that feel like heirlooms but behave with a little mischief.

From Salon

Denning volunteers with East Pasadena Community Defense Corner, a group that runs patrols for ICE activity in the area, and hoped that Saturday’s demonstration would “create a little mischief” and increase awareness.

From Los Angeles Times

All traces of humor and mischief have evaporated from her eyes, revealing the same intense look that Ma must have inherited.

From Literature

To put a temporary spell on a bakehouse would be well within her capacity for mischief.

From Literature