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