How to Use troublemaker in a Sentence
troublemaker
noun- He had the reputation of being a troublemaker in high school.
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The hero was once called a troublemaker, and far worse.
— Mary Schmich Chicago Tribune (tns), Star Tribune, 30 July 2020 -
The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently.
— Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Your guy, the Marine — he’s just a drunk and a troublemaker.
— Raga Justin, Dallas News, 14 June 2021 -
Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in a square hole, the ones who see things differently.
— Sarah Todd, Quartz, 22 Oct. 2019 -
Congressman John Lewis is a troublemaker in the best sense of the word.
— Taiia Smart Young, Essence, 1 July 2020 -
He is woven through so many of the tales as the friend, the rescuer, the troublemaker, or sometimes all three!
— Sarah Schutte, National Review, 22 Aug. 2021 -
In some countries, the question would land you in a dossier of troublemakers.
— Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2017 -
This kind of chaos is fine for a fringe party of troublemakers.
— Anne-Elisabeth Moutet, CNN, 8 May 2017 -
For a long time now, glass has been the class troublemaker in a recycling bin.
— Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 4 Oct. 2019 -
This isn't the first time Louis has proved to be a troublemaker for Kate during the pandemic.
— Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 14 July 2020 -
Welles certainly looked the part as the knight and troublemaker, but gave him a cunning edge too.
— CNN, 14 Jan. 2022 -
Chase, the troublemaker, tries and fails to bribe his little brother Grayson to keep a secret with $100.
— Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023 -
Cattelan is known as a prankster, troublemaker, or troll in the art realm.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023 -
Here, Khloé — who was dating French Montana at the time — stars as a masked troublemaker in the rapper’s 4-minute video.
— Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, 15 Mar. 2018 -
Hunter is more flighty, the troublemaker who’s driving him crazy.
— Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 May 2017 -
Abigail Echo-Hawk can’t even count how many times she’s been called a troublemaker.
— Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 24 Sep. 2020 -
Now imagine that some troublemaker placed a grenade in slot E5, where the Snickers bars were supposed to go.
— Will Oremus, Slate Magazine, 20 Sep. 2017 -
While her son is bright, and likes math, he is considered a troublemaker at his school.
— Sharon Broussard, cleveland.com, 31 Jan. 2018 -
Al is a con man, a troublemaker, always looking for a score.
— cleveland.com, 29 July 2019 -
Repression can come from the left or the right, and the outcome is never good for troublemakers or their victims.
— WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018 -
Russia, in short, is a troublemaker but not a major threat.
— Kathryn E. Stoner, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2020 -
And why was the inflatable snowman called out like that—Frosty is no troublemaker!
— Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 19 Nov. 2019 -
But the Tooth Fairy, as every child knows, has tricks of her own, and an epic battle of diminutive troublemakers ensues.
— Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 11 May 2018 -
Grab a notebook, start jotting down your favorites, and get ready to choose the best Elf name for your little troublemaker.
— Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 13 Nov. 2022 -
But the same team identified a second galaxy that seems to share many of the same properties as the first troublemaker.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Feb. 2022 -
However, whether the 59-year-old will be able to keep the reported troublemaker in check remains to be seen.
— SI.com, 11 June 2018 -
But the pandemic strain of Bd isn’t the only troublemaker.
— Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 31 July 2024 -
Ealy tends to be typecast as the handsome troublemaker.
— Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2022 -
And when women come forward, they are called liars and troublemakers.
— Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 19 Oct. 2017
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