ill-behaved
Example Sentences
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The lawsuit alleged the diabetes-alert dogs, for which Warren charged up to $27,000, “were often poorly trained, ill-behaved, and unequipped to help manage a life-threatening situation, rendering them little more than incredibly expensive pets.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2023
On the heels of scandalous antics by Hollywood’s newly rich and ill-behaved, and to fend off outside regulation, Hays was brought in as the morals cop.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2023
We love dogs, but aside from our finding the reply to be presumptuous, their dog jumps on the furniture and is generally ill-behaved.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2021
He’s not particularly ill-behaved, nor has any other adult in any setting expressed similar concerns.
From Slate • Dec. 2, 2020
The poet is speaking of the dirty state of a bad and ill-behaved servant.
From Caxton's Book of Curtesye by Furnivall, Frederick James
