Sentence examples for problem child from inspiring English sources

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"problem child" is an acceptable phrase in written English.
It is often used to refer to a child who has recurring or persistent problems or behaviors that make them difficult to manage or look after. For example, "The young boy in our neighborhood has been labeled a problem child due to his destructive behaviors."

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problem child

noun

A child who is particularly difficult to raise or educate, especially due to a lack of self-control and disruptive and antisocial behavior.

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But I was a problem child.

The New York Times

She is neither problem child nor prodigy.

The New York Times

Every album has a problem child.

The New York Times - Magazine

I was never a problem child.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

Yashin was a petulant problem child.

The New York Times

The firm's problem child is the fixed income department.

The New York Times

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"Oh, this has been our problem-child song," she said.

The New York Times - Magazine

[Victor's] pretty good with those problem-child horses".

Los Angeles Times

He had unvarnished advice for Han: "His image as a 'problem child' was out of style.

The New Yorker

The greyhound was once her problem child, but everything was relative.

The New York Times - Magazine

"I was a problem child," Holder recalled.

HuffPost

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