mischievous
Example Sentences
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When McKellen does emerge, wearing a blue zip-up hoodie and black sweatpants, he has a mischievous look in his eye.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
The mischievous thieving monkey Ukiki is once again trying to make off with the belongings of a passerby when he is stopped by another traveler: Princess Daisy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
He himself became quite the mischievous manipulator of the press.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
Four-time Grand Slam champion Sabalenka showed flashes of the emotion she demonstrates in competitive matches, bearing a mischievous grin when she won points.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
And I dismissed the Nation of Islam’s demand for a separate black economy in America, which I had also heard before, as willful, and even mischievous, nonsense.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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