troublemaker

Example Sentences

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Kyle's family described him as "brilliant" and a "troublemaker", adding "his personality shone right through".

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

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

“You had the most amazing cast in the world, so you took one person out who is a troublemaker to begin with. I’m just gonna say it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

While working on the show in the 1990s, she developed a reputation as something of a troublemaker, with reports accusing her of heated feuds with her fellow actors.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024

“Don’t tell me Ellidyr wasn’t to blame somehow. He’s a troublemaker, I can see it. I can’t imagine what Gwydion was thinking of when he brought him along.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander