mischief-maker

Example Sentences

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Henry Arundell, a 20-year-old fresher in the side, had been chief mischief-maker by scoring five of 11 tries in a 71-0 win.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023

There were three sisters, Rosalee, Virginia and Quinsha, and a growing number of children, including the quiet Destiny, who was a basketball standout, and Quintien, a mischief-maker who seemed to charm everyone he met.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2022

It's like the third-grader who knows that the teacher's gonna yell at them — the mischief-maker?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2017

Eris had long been the most powerful mischief-maker in Epic Mafia.

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2016

“I will know who is the lying, interfering mischief-maker who has spread such abominable reports about me.”

From The Triumph of Jill by Young, F.E. Mills