misbehave

He explained that he was concerned that adults would misbehave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

They may even feel emboldened to misbehave again.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

Prodigy City is located in what was formerly Thailand, where the series was filmed, giving every character, human and otherwise, plenty of space to hide and misbehave.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025

It does its best to misbehave, transgressing between the real and the imaginary, between emotions dangerously raw and overcooked, breaking boundaries between what we call classical music and what we don’t.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2024

Will she kick me out and leave me in the street if I misbehave?

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

BB14’s collar shows she has returned to Topanga, where a possible third relocation awaits if she misbehaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

In addition, he said he wanted to see an end to Section 21 evictions, which occur when a tenant misbehaves or the landlord wishes to stop renting.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2022

In addition to lights, you can even set one up to do something handy like remotely power-cycling your home router when it inevitably misbehaves — even without having to get up from the couch.

From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022

Facebook and Google must answer to new cops on the beat — a group of five fresh Washington regulators at the Federal Trade Commission who have the power to punish Silicon Valley if it misbehaves.

From Washington Post ● May 4, 2018

The man who misbehaves himself in uniform in public creates a bad impression of the whole command, as a result of which his comrades must suffer.

From Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition by Moss, James A. (James Alfred)

In 1934, Alcatraz opened as an official federal prison for men who had made escape attempts from other federal prisons, or otherwise misbehaved.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025

In August 2021, Ms Khan - then a lawmaker from the Workers' Party - claimed that she had accompanied a sexual assault victim to the police station and alleged police misbehaved towards the victim.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024

Fans flooded the field, tore down a goal post, ripped up chunks of turf and misbehaved as if transported to joy long denied.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

We had some fans, occasionally, that really misbehaved and created a very uncomfortable atmosphere.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2022

“After all the trouble you’ve caused—” she would begin sometimes, when Izzy misbehaved.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

A top lawmaker from Australia's far-right One Nation party has grabbed headlines after exploding at a misbehaving dog as he was grilled on live TV.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

"It can come across as acting out or misbehaving, but it isn't acting out or misbehaving. It's just literally not feeling safe in their own body."

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

There has always been salacious gossip about the royal family, and misbehaving royals, but this time it felt much worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

The organized bar should address judicial referrals of misbehaving government lawyers without hesitation and, when merited, with stringent punishment.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025

“In addition, my valve has been misbehaving and has prevented me from bending over to reach the lower drawers.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole