shenanigan

Example Sentences

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But with “Don’t Worry Darling,” Wilde’s sophomore effort, every public shenanigan contributes to what has become a rather catastrophic press tour.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2022

I take issue with the people who effectively have chalked this up to a boys-will-be-boys–type shenanigan.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2019

“I had to Google what that thing was, the whole shenanigan was, what the meaning was,” he says.

From The Guardian • May 20, 2016

That sort of shenanigan may not be the future of college sports, but we may be getting closer to the day when money isn’t a four-letter word for student-athletes.

From Time • Feb. 25, 2015

Wal, sir, I made up my mind that they warn’t going to come any shenanigan over me, and I struck the shortest line for Fort Severn.

From The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne by Ellis, Edward Sylvester