troublemaker

Example Sentences

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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

The plot is framed by testimony developed at a subsequent congressional investigation, chaired by a senator played by Al Franken, formerly a real-life senator, with Eliza Coupe as an opposition troublemaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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

After Dell dropped off the troublemaker and his flame- throwing sister, he headed home.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan