Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others.
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Examples for "mischief"
Examples for "mischief"
1By that time the mischief was done; the illness had set in.
2To work mischief in the street they settle themselves in the highway.
3The governor had penetrated the design in time to prevent the mischief.
4In the spirit of mischief, he followed the impulse of the moment.
5Time passes; and at last the tiler arrives to mend the mischief.
1In reality, he was deeper in deviltry than ever in his life.
2Next in deviltry were the Kiowas, and then the Arapahoes and Comanches.
3Woman is the capsheaf of the abomination of desolation-full of all deviltry.
4Yes, you were right, Inspector; this is a victim of Oriental deviltry.
5I should like to know what deviltry is in your minds now.
1Sophia revolted at this crowning detail of the structure of Gerald's rascality.
2Now, do you see treason, bad faith, avarice, ingratitude, rascality in it?
3You may be quite easy; I give you credit for all imaginable rascality.
4Poachers and petty thieves-thescum of misery, ignorance, and rascality throughout the country.
5This brief history of rascality brought smiles to the faces of all present.
1He is somewhere in the Pamirs, up to some devilry or other.
2Behind them burned genius and the devilry that would stop at nothing.
3No doubt a memento from a duel, or some other such devilry.
4At any rate, his eyes were brilliantly black and sparkling with devilry.
5As Phips and Bucklaw went below, a sudden devilry entered into him.
1Amrei looked at her companion's face and saw the roguery in it.
2I wonder what bit of roguery that scoundrel is up to now?
3It looked square on the surface; but, underneath, it meant trickery and roguery.
4There is roguery in you, or I have never seen roguery.
5There is nothing but roguery to be found in villainous man.
1No offence is intended; the men jeer out of mere harmless devilment.
2If he is, then he and Fagin are up to some devilment.
3This nigger has a bad eye,-he'sup ter some sort of devilment.
4Might they not be up to more devilment with regard to Appincourte?
5There is no violence to him, no murderous strokes or devilment.
1Alberto Iglesias's score wheezes its way to a melancholy tinged with mischievousness.
2Her transient irresponsibleness and mischievousness are then cited as everyday, persistent vices.
3She smiled with a sweet mischievousness-justas my father used to smile-andanswered:
4Not in charity, because you are convinced of the grave social mischievousness of charity.
5He had just the right blend of energy and mischievousness.
1And with an amiable roguishness Elizabeth kissed the tips of Anna's fingers.
2She does her best, but Prince, bubbling over with roguishness, lags behind.
3Like a vast lyre, the Hall vibrated to the faintest breath of roguishness.
4There was a glint in his eye, an accessible giddiness, a likeable roguishness.
5His voice was clear and not unmusical, with just the suspicion of roguishness behind.
1That shenanigan was duly hit with a fine from the Federal Communications Commission.
2Nor did they ever catch anybody else involved in the shenanigan.
3The change to the euro will be difficult enough without such shenanigans.
4Forget about the unholy shenanigans up in Omagh a few weeks ago.
5Welch, however, sometimes goes a bit overboard with the shenanigans and mugging.
1No man is safe whose unguarded threshold the mischief-making questioner has crossed.
2I'm not sure he will. To Van Gaal, the media were just mischief-making.
3She started to wag both hands, the tell-tale start to a mischief-making campaign.
4That Drummond began his mischief-making in the music business should not be forgotten.
5Here's a range, from a basic chemistry lesson to classic mischief-making.
6And chance is wont to be mischief-making all the world over.
7It would not be home without their noisy tongues and their mischief-making hands.
8Some mischief-making, blatherskites ought to have their d-- dtonguescut out.
9At all times, however, they have a strong tendency to fun and mischief-making.
10No idle gossip, no slander, no mischief-making, no evil speaking shall be allowed.
11What mischief-making wind has been arising between you and William Yorke?
12I know confidences from partisan relations are the most mischief-making things in the world.
13But monsieur must have seen it through all my mischief-making.
14And if I meet him, I shall punish him well for all his mischief-making.
15No one ever had such a mischief-making tongue as hers.
16These persons always do, they are such a mischief-making race.
Translations for mischief-making