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

"I was a bit of a troublemaker," she says.

From BBC • May 15, 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

He silently cursed himself for thinking this smart- mouth teenage sister of the troublemaker known as Quang-ha could ever help.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan