mischief-maker
Example Sentences
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Condemned by politicians and newspaper columnists alike, Harry — who until then had been widely viewed as a lovable mischief-maker — was eventually forced to issue a public apology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Henry Arundell, a 20-year-old fresher in the side, had been chief mischief-maker by scoring five of 11 tries in a 71-0 win.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2023
There were three sisters, Rosalee, Virginia and Quinsha, and a growing number of children, including the quiet Destiny, who was a basketball standout, and Quintien, a mischief-maker who seemed to charm everyone he met.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
It’s hard to remember a time when Kanye West was a fresh-faced hip-hop mischief-maker with a heart fit to display on his sleeve.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 15, 2014
"And I do not see myself, why I should take such extra trouble To hunt up this mischief-maker," Said old Anton to himself then.
From The Trumpeter of Säkkingen A Song from the Upper Rhine. by Joseph Victor von Scheffel
