hell-raisers
- plural of hell-raiser.
Example Sentences
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The 63-year-old, known as the co-founder, bassist and songwriter for rock’s hell-raisers Mötley Crüe, has been happily sober for 20 years.
From Fox News ● Jan. 22, 2022
Having drifted away from the album charts in the late 1970s in favour of classical compositions, she reviewed - and found a place in her heart - for Anglo-Irish hell-raisers The Pogues,
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2017
Frank seethes with the cumulative rage and mania of all the hell-raisers who preceded him, from the juvenile delinquent in Rebel Without a Cause to the ranting lunatic in Apocalypse Now.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2016
But just as common as the hell-raisers were the “heart-breakers,” inmates who were actually seeking long-term relationships and often claimed to actually love the staffers with whom they had become involved.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2015
Home was a one-bedroom apartment half a mile from the plane, shared by Luke’s mom and twin brothers, Jack-Jack and Petey, hell-raisers even at five.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
