obstreperous
Example Sentences
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The first day goes wonderfully well—games of Bananagrams and Boggle, long walks with Rose’s obstreperous Newfoundland Walter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Even at 77, he is no more than an obstreperous child, and an unhinged and dangerous one at that.
From Salon • Jan. 28, 2024
The judge also sanctioned the defendants' lawyers for making "preposterous" legal arguments and fueling their clients' "obstreperous" conduct.
From Reuters • Sep. 26, 2023
Servants dance attendance on this obstreperous youngster, whose haughtiness is no doubt inflamed by her cold, aristocratic mother and distracted military captain father.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
By chance she had chosen the three most obstreperous pupils in the school to be her thieves and robbers.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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