unruly

Example Sentences

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While Tory chief whip, Sir Gavin was said to have used Cronus to intimidate unruly MPs so they stuck to the party line.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

An unprecedented number of tourists are flocking to Japan, but some residents have become fed up with unruly behaviour.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

And wait lists have turned increasingly unruly, with fewer standard protocols than traditional admissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But it also attracted scores of photographers, visual artists, taggers and scene kids who documented the unruly energy brimming over these grim industrial landscapes, lighted up with flames and police chopper spotlights.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But now, his face seemed twisted with shock somehow, eyebrows raised, the edges of his mouth turned down beneath that unruly mustache.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older