troublemaker

Example Sentences

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“Tsotsi,” director Gavin Hood’s film about a young troublemaker who carjacks a vehicle only to find a baby inside, racked up South Africa’s first-ever Oscar win in the international feature category.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

Before becoming MVP of the network’s Christmas movie industrial complex, Sweeney was best known for her time on “Days of Our Lives” as Samantha “Sami” Brady, the manipulative troublemaker daughter to Deidre Hall’s Marlena Evans.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

High-strung and unpredictable, the prison warden labeled him a "troublemaker."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple