mischievous
Example Sentences
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I got a text from a reader named Angel, a mom of three mischievous boys in Schenectady, New York.
From Seattle Times
In a video, she unclipped the electronic ankle bracelet attached by Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service when she was put under house arrest and tossed it away with a mischievous sideways glance.
From Washington Post
From my first New York Film Festival, this was the first chance I had to write about one of the all-time greats, whose mischievous, humane spirit seems undimmed even after her death in 2019.
From New York Times
“Brilliant, intricate, and soulful music would come pouring out. Then he’d finish it off with a silly little flourish because he also had a playful, mischievous sense of humor and loved making people laugh.”
From New York Times
Upon entering the shop, players open a chest and are thrown into a twisted haunted house created by a poltergeist, Fastidio, who is very reminiscent of Peeves, the mischievous poltergeist floating around Hogwarts.
From Washington Times
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