Sentence examples for puerile behavior from inspiring English sources

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Well into adulthood I was still capable of this kind of puerile behavior, particularly involving Boston's great rival, the New York Yankees, who won so many World Series while Boston always fell short.

Both tales speak of never-too-late gratitude for blessings but, of course, in true melodrama fashion, the productions undercut piety and pathos with mirth and mayhem, with puerile behavior, booze-fueled or not, the order of the day.

Further, they care deeply about the state and straits of our nation, are dismayed by the puerile behavior of our members of Congress, and, if given half a chance, would take the bull by the horns and right things themselves, first and foremost by setting an example of a forward-looking, participatory politics.

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That was code for smart, responsible and virtually incapable of the puerile, thrill-seeking, predatory, reckless and authority-defying behavior so essential to adolescent self-esteem.

The attack tweets, the latest puerile joke about a congressman's name and indefensible behaviors, such as believing a foreign power instead of the CIA about the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, will continue.

No moment is perkier, however, than a jam session with a passel of blues legends, including Pinetop Perkins and Willie (Big Eyes) Smith, an interlude so authentically sizzling it puts the rest of the movie — and Spyder's puerile behavior to shame.

Puerile, yes.

Characterisation a puerile puppet-show.

It was really puerile.

It was puerile.

"Puerile", spits Margaret.

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