How to Use mischief in a Sentence

mischief

noun
  • It's hard to keep him out of mischief.
  • The god of mischief is back — alongside old and new faces.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
  • The god of mischief is coming back to our TV screens soon.
    Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • By the finale, the god of mischief had honed his skills to control time at will.
    Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The pet parent said the trio of pooches are known for causing mischief.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Caviar Hotline has a tinge of nostalgia and just the right amount of mischief.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
  • In the meantime, your girl will have to court mischief to eat or go hungry.
    Anna Deavere Smith, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But where those projects carried a whiff of mischief, the new wave of trance feels like a more earnest and direct homage.
    Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 15 Feb. 2023
  • He was charged with criminal mischief, a felony, and his bond was set at $1,500.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Stonehouse said Mason's mischief happened on the one night a month his mom Kristin goes out with the girls.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2023
  • My mother loves to embark on kitchen mischief with my sons.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Misty is always on hand to help the children in the show through their emotion, whilst causing a little mischief along the way.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The pieces are mostly set in the 1980s and chronicle adolescent mischief, a search for love and the struggle to make ends meet.
    Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • There was a mention of teens causing mischief, cars being damaged out in the garage.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Do poets lead more turbulent lives, or does our short form leave more time in the day for mischief?
    Lauren Kane, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2023
  • My way of making mischief – that’s not just me – that’s my whole Polynesian side.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2023
  • North West is getting into some mischief while her mom is away.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Through their mischief, Fonda even reunites with a former great love (Roundtree).
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2023
  • As part of a plea agreement, Stacy pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief and the battery charges were dropped.
    Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • This isn't the first time Berry's holiday friends have gotten into mischief.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Though that charge was dismissed, she was found guilty on a lesser criminal mischief charge.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Quick with wit and always loaded with a smile, Noah pairs a sense of mischief with an empathetic heart and, most of the time, a pleasant demeanor.
    Hannah Drown, cleveland, 30 Dec. 2022
  • David Redding, 34, is charged with a single count of first-degree criminal mischief, a felony, court records show.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Redding was charged in March with a single count of first-degree criminal mischief, court records show.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 6 June 2023
  • After three years, he was kicked out, for assorted mischief.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Certainly there is a joker with a sneaky sense of humor behind this mischief.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Even though the core of winter is ending, March can still deliver wintry mischief.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
  • One peril of a large administrative state is the mischief agencies can get up to when no one is watching.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The suspects, who are wanted for criminal mischief, fled the area on foot, according to police.
    Greg Norman, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The bear made its way down Main Street, cutting through backyards and getting into mischief, while Leslie Badger followed at a distance.
    Kate Morgan, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023

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