prankish

Example Sentences

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I was delighted that she was granted a prominent place in the adaptation’s second act, but it’s a shame that, like all the characters, she becomes a pawn in O’Hara’s prankish plot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

Missives like Meredith’s clarify the latent danger in some of the riot’s more prankish elements.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2021

"The Gentlemen" continues to showcase his crass flash, featuring more sophomoric antics than prankish teenage schoolboys.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2020

In a lot of ways, the story of Gabriel Whaley mirrors the story of MSCHF: both are prankish outsiders.

From The Verge • Jul. 27, 2020

But there was nothing prankish about ruining the sneakers.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier