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
The movie shares its central gimmick with Wells’ book, but little else, since Whannell’s Invisible Man directs all of his attention toward one person in particular, while Wells’ is more of a general mischief-maker.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2020
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
“He remains the immature mischief-maker, a well-meaning dad with the instincts of a reckless kid,” Mr. Zinoman writes.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2017
That was foolishness; for though Tabaqui is a mischief-maker, he would have told thee of something that concerned thee closely.
From The jungle book by Kipling, Rudyard
