unruly child
Example Sentences
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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett fired back after a heckler interrupted her talk Monday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, likening the protester to an unruly child.
From Washington Times • Apr. 5, 2022
“One unruly child ran screaming in the grocery store when Mr. B took out his bridge and scolded the child showing his remaining eye teeth.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2017
For much of their 17-minute conversation Tuesday, Sykes soberly chided Trump for his general temperament, for his stubborn refusal to apologize for insults and for acting like an unruly child on a playground.
From US News • Mar. 30, 2016
Parents usually ask this to cow an unruly child, but actually, when you think about it, the track record of wolf-raised children is pretty good.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2013
And Mr. Pinkerton had mentioned something about my playing a ghost this time, which sounded much easier than playing with an unruly child.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
