mischievous trick

Example Sentences

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"Don't speak of this plan of yours as a mischievous trick, baroness," he said earnestly.

From The Nameless Castle by Jókai, Mór

It was only a mischievous trick to frighten you, I dare say.

From The Queen of Hearts by Collins, Wilkie

But one day, I must tell you, a large hawk played the lad a very mischievous trick.

From The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn by Stables, Gordon

Go ahead and get it over, and then we’ll get even with Dr. Helen some way for playing us such a mischievous trick.

From The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted by Barrett, Katharine Ellis

To climb a wall, to break a branch, to purloin apples, is a mischievous trick in a child; for a man it is a misdemeanor; for a convict it is a crime.

From Les Misérables by Hapgood, Isabel Florence