shenanigan

Example Sentences

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Some of the shenanigan plot lines go too far afield, but they’re saved by the show’s emotional grounding and perfect casting, its sense of intimacy and realism.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2022

Also, why isn’t the plural of shenanigan shenaniga?

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2020

After he was placed in jail following that latest shenanigan, it seemed as though there might be less opportunity for Manafort to embarrass himself through easily discovered efforts to monkey with his case.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2018

We’re there in the forests and the boardrooms for each technological breakthrough, financial innovation and political shenanigan as Duke & Sons clear-cuts its way to a lucrative future.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2016

Wal, sir, I made up my mind that they warn’t going to come any shenanigan over me, and I struck the shortest line for Fort Severn.

From The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne by Ellis, Edward Sylvester