How to Use misbehavior in a Sentence

misbehavior

noun

• Make sure that your child's misbehavior isn't serving them well.
  — Amy Morin, Parents, 24 July 2024
• The post states that other customers have been driven away due to the misbehavior of the kids.
  — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2021
• But their numbers were too small to be an effective police force against bank misbehavior.
  — Alan Murray, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2023
• Talking of tourist misbehavior, Italy has been having quite a summer of it.
  — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022
• It’s situated at the juncture where freedom is just about to give way to misbehavior.
  — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2024
• The Bidens’ sin was not a specific misbehavior.
  — David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
• As a result, Moscow would refrain from misbehavior because the cost would be too high.
  — Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2022
• Celebrity misbehavior has fueled many, many of the show’s sketches over the years—some of them quick-witted and clever, some of them bizarre duds.
  — Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2022
• There are many more-serious misbehaviors for us to be concerned about happening now.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2025
• Nonetheless, the movie was shot well before any reports of misbehavior.
  — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• Even if your dog is a reliable heeler, put her on a lead, as there’s no room for miscues or misbehavior when hunting a small parcel.
  — Outdoor Life, 18 Oct. 2023
• Which isn’t to say that Alito’s misbehavior is a reason for Congress to stay its hand.
  — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 July 2024
• But the 58-year-old doctor's misbehavior always flew under the radar — until now.
  — Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024
• But Arnold thought the existing antitrust laws could still be used to curb corporate misbehavior.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
• First, they’re surrounded by strangers, and any social consequences of misbehavior won’t last any longer than the cruise itself.
  — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2023
• Schools can reject a student for lots of reasons, including poor grades or a previous record of misbehavior.
  — Cory Turner, NPR, 23 May 2025
• But Kimmel and his ilk have never faced any consequences for their appalling misbehavior.
  — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
• Schools are never allowed to use 911 calls as a punishment for misbehavior.
  — Abigail Kramer, ProPublica, 4 May 2023
• Other misbehavior by presidential children has been more serious, and run afoul of the law.
  — Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
• This takeover effectively ensured that no misbehavior by the government would be called to account.
  — Zsuzsanna Szelényi, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2022
• The boy’s consequence for his morning misbehavior was four run-throughs of a frustration-free transition.
  — Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• Using a spray bottle of water to punish a cat for misbehavior is a bad idea regardless of how the animal feels about water, both vets agree.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2024
• In fact, Moscow has spent the past several months ratcheting up its most egregious misbehavior.
  — The Editors, National Review, 17 June 2021
• But the adults leading schools can both control themselves and enough of the student experience to prevent misbehavior.
  — Tara García Mathewson, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• Now, think of that with gasoline — enough material for a master’s thesis in human misbehavior.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
• But some also questioned how effective the move would be in preventing misbehavior such as vaping.
  — Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
• The destruction of important files cannot be chalked up to isolated instances of misbehavior or recklessness.
  — Amer Matar, The Dial, 26 May 2026
• On days when the prison did not have enough staff, young people would be confined to their cells, not because of any misbehavior, but because the prison didn't have enough staff to safely supervise them.
  — Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2022
• For those who remember having to stay after school and write the same sentence over and over on a chalkboard as punishment for misbehavior, there are reminders in the restrooms.
  — John Meyer, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
• Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.
  — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 9 June 2026