hellion

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Recent Examples of hellion Aside from Kiri, the most interesting of the children is Lo’ak (Britain Dalton), the second-oldest son who is both kind of a hellion and desperate for his father’s approval. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022 While a talented man, a hellion in his youth, and a shrewd negotiator, perhaps Herb’s greatest contribution was in golf. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 29 Sep. 2022 After a long walk in the woods, Honda’s luxury brand has returned to its sporty roots and brought back its famed entry-level hellion for the compact luxury segment. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022 From luxury sedan to hellion at the touch of a button, rear-drive mode, 10.8-second quarter. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 20 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for hellion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellion
Noun
  • The trip then took the monkeys to Dallas and finally to Nebraska with the help of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Wildlife Confiscations Network.
    TJ Macias, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Casati Stampa di Soncino inhabited Peggy Guggenheim’s former home Palazzo Venier dei Leoni and infused Venice with 1920s glamour, wild parties with big band music and monkeys and filled it with famous guests like her lover, poet Gabriele D’Annunzio and visual artist Man Ray.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The term Jab Jab itself comes from the French term for devil.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me).
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Expect items such as a beer brat, giant Bavarian pretzel, Horace’s Nashville Hot Chicken Wings and more, plus wine by the glass.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2025
  • And as a military brat whose family moved around, he was often forced to reset and make new friends.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
  • And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The former child actors have grown up since their go-kart derby days on-screen — some have even welcomed their own little rascals off-screen.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Something tells me those wary rascals spotted us and gave us the slip.
    Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2025

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“Hellion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellion. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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