unruly
Example Sentences
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She smoothed an unruly curl that had sprung from her bun back away from her eyes.
From Literature
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Principal Wombat didn’t like them, said they contributed to unruly behavior, but that hardly mattered as what kid ever wore sunglasses?
From Literature
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A supreme court ruling reportedly issued Tuesday afternoon appears to have blocked the post-mortems, but not before unruly protest scenes broke out on Tuesday in Jerusalem and other Israeli cities, according to police.
From Barron's
Although police still can use less-lethal weapons to contain unruly demonstrators, the city claimed the rules put officers at risk of hesitating in chaotic situations.
From Los Angeles Times
And Mr. Pinkerton had mentioned something about my playing a ghost this time, which sounded much easier than playing with an unruly child.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.