rowdyism
Example Sentences
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The Eagle was of the opinion that architecture could influence behavior, noting in 1893 that there was “much less rowdyism and general law breaking in the 18th Precinct than a few years ago.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2011
A troublesome oddity is that although all of this fine rowdyism is described from the viewpoint of the twelve-year-old Albert, a mist of ruefulness and loss drifts across the narrative.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though Mr. Macdonald's inability to suppress Laborite rowdyism last week somewhat damped his prestige, he appears to remain en rapport with all but the most radical Laborites.
From Time Magazine Archive
I see in the newspapers that an attempt has been made to repeat what happened last year, and that our opponents make a great grievance about rowdyism at their meetings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of them were fierce, unruly-looking youngsters, inclined to meanness and rowdyism, but one and all, they seemed under the spell of their leader's voice.
From The heart of happy hollow A collection of stories by Dunbar, Paul Laurence
