How to Use mischievous in a Sentence

mischievous

adjective

• Meanwhile, Calvin must get to the bottom of Calvin Jr.’s mischievous deeds.
  — Josie Howell | , al, 22 Mar. 2023
• And his mischievous smile was as renowned as his wit and humour.
  — Toby Shapshak, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2021
• One month to the day of her injury, Bueckers could smile, crack a mischievous joke here and there.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Sep. 2022
• Temuri stopped me and motioned for my phone, then spoke with a mischievous smile.
  — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2020
• And just like any good camper, Willis was a little mischievous on set.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 8 Apr. 2022
• So yeah, that movie could have done with a more mischievous sense of humour.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
• That look with a mischievous, loving grin that your friends and loved ones knew so well.
  — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• This is where a very mischievous look appeared in David Bowie’s eyes.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 June 2023
• The way Bryan tells it, in the 1970s, Kathy was a single mom who’d found Jesus but still had a mischievous streak.
  — Adam Piore, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2023
• This weird little cave, a mischievous sort of teenage, weirdo zone.
  — Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 12 Sep. 2024
• Steely, who retired in May 2003, had a mischievous side.
  — Bill Rankin, ajc, 31 Dec. 2020
• George Clooney is passing his mischievous side on to his kids.
  — Greta Bjornson, PEOPLE.com, 4 Oct. 2021
• Her work is light and mischievous, if also, like the staging, short on grandeur.
  — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
• There are the mischievous twin girls who end up locking them for hours on a balcony.
  — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 Oct. 2021
• Play as a mischievous raccoon who controls a hole in the ground that grows big enough to swallow the whole town.
  — Jessica Boddy, Popular Science, 7 Dec. 2020
• The cheeky clip was brushed aside by many as mischievous teasing between teammates at the time.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
• Michael asked a million questions, was a very mischievous kid and so much fun.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 11 Feb. 2022
• This was a mischievous question—and maybe, in a room stocked with Cody Johnson fans, a perilous one.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
• Still, the 1940 Pinocchio does have a mischievous streak, along with his famed penchant for untruth.
  — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2022
• Every scene with Bill Nighy’s mischievous old rock star.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2022
• Yaa is fifty-four and petite, with full cheeks, cornrows, and a mischievous sense of humor.
  — Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• One day long ago, a fiercely mischievous feline showed up at the house of two young children.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022
• For the the young, mischievous musician, there was nothing stopping him.
  — Janine Rubenstein, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
• When asked about the nail-art that is yet to come on season two, Minerva's eyes light up with a mischievous glint.
  — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 6 Feb. 2022
• With thick dark hair and a creased smile, Lichtenstein was seen by some of his peers as an outcast with a mischievous bent.
  — Cyrus Farivar, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
• Gadsby posed the question herself with a mischievous grin.
  — Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022
• The celebration spread across the country, until the mischievous Halloween pranksters reached an all-time high in the 1920s.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 9 June 2022
• Trebek's voice was soothing and neutral, yet had a hint of mischievous zeal.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2021
• With a classic mischievous glint in her eye, Lila tells Lenù to try Eleonora — but nothing either.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2024
• Ferris Bueller is fun, mischievous, an expert on shortcuts.
  — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024