troublemaker

Example Sentences

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But Chinese authorities and state media have heaped bitter rhetoric against him, calling him a "troublemaker" and "warmonger".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Kyle's family described him as "brilliant" and a "troublemaker", adding "his personality shone right through".

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Sharp’s strategy reminds me of a prediction Charley Richardson, a very good troublemaker who co-founded Military Families Speak Out, made to me long ago.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025

The two have the rapport of an experienced comedy pairing: Larry King’s straight man to Schwartz’s rambunctious troublemaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

They didn’t want her kind of troublemaker around.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell