hellion

Example Sentences

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A little hellion, according to her own description, she was not adopted even after her picture and profile were featured as a child needing a forever home in The Seattle Times.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021

The great Gurley, the hurdling hellion, just two seasons after being named NFL offensive player of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2020

And a bit of a hellion, she might have added.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2015

Nene was a 4-year-old Brazilian hellion often being told no-no, “probably causing trouble with other kids in day care.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2014

Only that she was, in her words: a hellion, who was shuttled from one unhappy foster situation to another.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson