ill-behaved
Example Sentences
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In the past, Hills might have called a parent to come pick up their ill-behaved child early, and in rare cases, asked them not to come back at all.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
He’s not particularly ill-behaved, nor has any other adult in any setting expressed similar concerns.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2020
Splendid as the established cast is, the younger actors are equally engrossing, particularly Eliza Scanlen's dangerously ill-behaved and duplicitous Amma, Camille’s 15-year-old half-sister.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2018
Instead, the lawsuit alleges, consumers received ill-behaved Labrador retriever puppies that were “little more than expensive pets.”
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2018
Children were left without control, and by excessive indulgence allowed to do just as they pleased; hence they became ill-behaved and boorish.
From The Philippine Islands by Foreman, John