mischief-maker

Example Sentences

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The Los Angeles police chief, Michel Moore, told the city’s police commission on Tuesday that most of the mischief-makers on the bridge had been from outside the communities that abut it.

From New York Times

Russia has long been fabled as the Internet’s most wily mischief-maker, and the nation’s propaganda machine has for years used social and state-backed media to deceive and disempower its enemies.

From Washington Post

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy put out a checklist for parents, teachers and other leaders to recognize mischief-makers and people who purposefully spread false information about the vaccines.

From Washington Times

Throughout the 1980s, TV viewers reported multiple cases of broadcasts and cablecasts being interrupted for a minute or two by mysterious mischief-makers, interjecting with sometimes disturbing and surreal messages.

From Los Angeles Times

Like all very smart birds, it’s a mischief-maker and thief whose exploits Meiburg relates with great relish.

From Washington Post