unruly

Example Sentences

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He studied us now out of faded blue eyes in a way that let us know we weren’t the first unruly cadets he’d ever dealt with, and we most certainly wouldn’t be his last.

From Literature

Then I heard Daisy say, “Well, it says in my nursing book that when a patient gets unruly, a nurse is supposed to be stern.”

From Literature

According to the lawsuit, Cuellar and Tipping signed up for training that instructs bicycle officers on dealing with unruly people.

From Los Angeles Times

One explanation for the basin’s resilience is that the unruly, debt-fueled frackers that would retreat when prices fell have died off.

From The Wall Street Journal

He scowled at her, his hair more than usually unruly, his face strained.

From Literature