misbehave

Example Sentences

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My dad says when I was a child, he took me to the country club one Sunday after church and I began misbehaving—knocking stuff over, throwing rolls and being naughty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Plans to allow Senedd members who misbehave to lose their seats through a "recall" ballot of constituents are also a part of the bill, which will face its first vote on Tuesday.

From BBC

She says if a child misbehaved or a class got too hectic, it was often her daughter who was told to leave the room because she could not cope in the situation.

From BBC

The twins were horribly jealous to hear Baby Max praised by their mother, and decided to misbehave out of spite.

From Literature

But that would have been improper, and I didn’t want to be scolded for misbehaving.

From Literature