in trouble
Example Sentences
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“For good or for bad, my dad was a fighter and someone who would speak his mind,” Josh Bycel said, noting that was probably what got him in trouble at the ethics commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
He was a big gentle giant until one of his friends was in trouble and then he was there to protect everybody.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
That simple trick puts just a little bit more distance between me and the mindless, click-to-buy mentality that has gotten me in trouble before.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He said that “a business that finds itself in trouble finds it very difficult to objectively face into the fact of why it’s in that position.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
If he confessed to having the book, he might get in trouble for stealing.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
