troublemaker

Example Sentences

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As Lisa, the dedicated troublemaker, King Princess exudes a snarling antagonism toward just about anyone and anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Throughout his school years and into college, Turner had a reputation as a troublemaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Sharp’s strategy reminds me of a prediction Charley Richardson, a very good troublemaker who co-founded Military Families Speak Out, made to me long ago.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

She said she is now viewed as a troublemaker by some of her colleagues in the clergy, with one branding her as the "Bishop of Negativity".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

With the bored indifference that cats exhibit even when they are doing as they have been told, the feline troublemaker moseyed over to Cassiopeia and allowed herself to be picked up.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood