mischievously
- a word derived from mischievous.
Example Sentences
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Looping mischievously around one another, befezzed Shriners do figure eights on their tiny motorcycles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"Heckling is just part of the game, it's not fun... but it can be," he adds, mischievously.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2025
But, rather mischievously, it notes that the company’s top five executives have collected a total of $261.1 million in compensation since 2021, which it says is “approximately quadruple of what DraftKings owes to the NFLPA.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2024
Another group smiled mischievously and echoed the chant, a small cacophony hinting at what was to come.
From Slate • May 30, 2024
We mischievously overturned the buckets of excrement reeking by the entrance gate awaiting pickup by the night soil men, who seldom came.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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