antics
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The antics were documented on two occasions in 2024 and 2025 off the Gulf of California, according to the research published in the peer-reviewed Frontiers in Ethology.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Yet we figured that the antics of Diego Maradona and David Beckham, a taste for brazen cheating, and the existence of an actual war made for a bulletproof argument.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Five-year-old Neil the seal has become an internet celebrity, attracting global attention for his antics in Australia.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I was shaking my head at the lame antics when they cut over to my place and gave what little background they could on me.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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