Sentence examples for mischievous elements from inspiring English sources

He added, The Islamic Republic of Iran has so far shown self-restraint... but they [Saudi officials] must know that... if it wanted to show reaction to troublesome and mischievous elements, their conditions would not be good and they would be no match for Iran in any arena.

"The mischievous element to his writing, the surreal element.

I think there's a mischievous element to drama where you can speculate a bit about the man or woman behind the news.

Mr. Depp, returning as Jack Sparrow in "Tides," is very much in his aqueous, mischievous element, and he shows admirable professionalism in a project that often seems more like a rock-band reunion tour than a blockbuster movie sequel.

Perhaps there is some mischievous element to Mourinho's nature that likes to imagine he can succeed where United have struggled – this time two years ago, it might be recalled, he was tormenting David Moyes with offers to take a disillusioned Wayne Rooney off his hands – but at the moment Falcao appears to fall into the rare category of risky Chelsea signing.

Settling into a seat as day turns to night and twilight adds a mischievous element to the ride, with a burst of hooting and hollering breaking out each time the train passes through a darkened tunnel.

Mr. Caviezel has some old-fashioned matinee-idol dash, Mr. Pearce is a deliciously hammy villain, and Mr. Guzman and Mr. Harris, as the hero's jail house guru and pirate sidekick, add an element of mischievous fun.

Mr. Caviezel has some old-fashioned matinee-idol dash, Mr. Pearce is a deliciously hammy villain, and Mr. Guzman and Mr. Harris, as the hero's jailhouse guru and pirate sidekick, add an element of mischievous fun.

They can also have an edge that is mischievous to add another element to the story.

He has a lightheartedly mischievous touch; there is often an element of play in his productions, and here it begins with the stage construction itself.

The element's name comes from a mischievous sprite of German miner mythology, Nickel (similar to Old Nick), that personified the fact that copper-nickel ores resisted refinement into copper.