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

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

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

From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2016

Clare was no mischief-maker, still she could not help saying— “Well, I don’t think he’s any friend of yours, from what I’ve heard.”

From In the Whirl of the Rising by Mitford, Bertram