misbehave

Some blame the rising price of tickets, saying theatergoers feel entitled to misbehave in the same way sports fans feel the price of admission buys them the right to heckle players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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

Even amoral or timorous lawyers will hesitate to misbehave if it becomes clear that doing so endangers their livelihood.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2025

The Department for Education guidance lists a detention as a "sanction" for pupils who misbehave.

From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025

My father's original goal was to save enough to build a house in his village, but apparently he started to misbehave.

From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda

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

The act also says anyone who “shamefully casts away his arms, ammunition, tools, or equipment or misbehaves in such manner as to show cowardice in the presence of the enemy” faces the same penalty.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Discipline is about teaching children how to behave, communicate and regulate their emotions, not, for example, losing your temper when a child misbehaves.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2022

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

And if this is done to an empire, will a little republic be excused when it misbehaves?

From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Fitzpatrick, Percy, Sir

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 ● Dec. 30, 2025

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

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

For three days straight, every time I or another boy misbehaved, we had to go over there and chop wood.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

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

In the show, Hamm’s ex-wife, played by actress Amanda Peet, is going through perimenopause, a life stage not often depicted on TV, and especially notable in a series that’s mainly about misbehaving men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

I recently watched a family member gently correct a misbehaving child: “Why are you doing that? Stop. Please stop.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

"When I was misbehaving at school, teachers threatened to call home and I'd reply, 'Go on then'."

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2025

Grown-ups flinch like misbehaving kids, guiltily lapsing into silence.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater