misbehaved

Example Sentences

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She says if a child misbehaved or a class got too hectic, it was often her daughter who was told to leave the room because she could not cope in the situation.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

In 1934, Alcatraz opened as an official federal prison for men who had made escape attempts from other federal prisons, or otherwise misbehaved.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2025

The latest developments in the ongoing tribal dispute come on the heels of the backlash Noem faced for writing about killing a hunting dog that misbehaved in her latest book.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024

Fans flooded the field, tore down a goal post, ripped up chunks of turf and misbehaved as if transported to joy long denied.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

For three days straight, every time I or another boy misbehaved, we had to go over there and chop wood.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns