68 examples of misbehaving in sentences

"I was very silly; I am not so frightened now, and if you will hold me fast, I will not misbehave again.

And here was Flounce, ready to misbehave once more.

"Even a thief deserves a chance to make up for his past misbehaving.

"I will do all that I can to make up for my past misbehaving.

St. Eustatius may have been in eruption, though there is no record of it, during historic times, and looks more unrepentant and capable of misbehaving itself again than does any other crater-cone in the Antilles; far more so than the Souffriere in St. Vincent which exploded in 1812.

The pitchfork, stood in the corner, like a misbehaving child, dozing as he stands and dreaming of the hay-fields!

They started for the telegraph line, but on the way the two men who had been misbehaving requested to be left behind.

answered he, returning suddenly to his gay tone; "and how have you been misbehaving yourself since we met last?"

"I have not been misbehaving myself at all, mon cher Saint Père, as Mr. Vavasour will answer for me, during the most delightful fortnight I ever spent!"

Has he been misbehaving himself?" Undine looked innocently surprised.

Davis and each and every editor of each and every newspaper in our misbehaving States, I might say it.

And when the railways had mysteriously and abruptly ceased to misbehave, and the strike had suddenly fizzled out, he offered his stock to the university as a gift.

On the contrary any German soldier misbehaving himself by looting, raping, or drunken beastliness found a quick death against a white wall.

"Is Oliver misbehaving?" "Of course not," she said indignantly.

" Another "misbehaving fellow" named Waggoner Jack was sent off in 1791 and was sold for "one pipe and Quarter Cask" of wine.

"Of course, I am shocked at any girl in my household misbehaving herself, butIwouldn't want her to be sent awayunder such circumstances.

Besides these resorts of ease and pleasure, there are gloomy dungeons which tell of misbehaving slaves and indiscreet sultanas, who were hurried down to meet their fate at the hands of the executioner, the silent Jumna receiving their lifeless bodies.

Ménager replied, in writing, that although this was but an affair between lackeys, he was far from approving ill behaviour in his servants towards other servants, particularly towards servants of Count Rechteren, and he was ready to send to the Count those lackeys whom he had seen misbehaving, or even those whom his other servants should point out as guilty of the offensive conduct.

With all this cumulative experience, as Jimmie says, "of how to misbehave in shops," we got back to London, where I could bring it into play, and in a manner avenge myself for past slights.

And in spite of my father setting me, like a misbehaving bairn, to the drudgery of the water-carrying, there was more in life for me that day than merely hauling upon a handle.

" "If it were in the latter capacity, sir," said I, returning pretty quick, "I hope I should not misbehave myself; but I am not so determined as not to be ruled by your judgment."

" Another "misbehaving fellow" was shipped off in 1791, and was sold for "one pipe and Quarter Cask of wine from the West Indies."

" To misbehaving soldiers Washington showed little mercy.

Anxiety for his mistress had been too much for him, and had snapped the bonds of obedience; and knowing full well that he was misbehaving, he had come up furtively, unperceived.

There is a good stretch ahead, and the ponies never seem to misbehave both at once."

68 examples of  misbehaving  in sentences