How to Use naughty in a Sentence
naughty
adjective
- She gave him a naughty smile.
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What works: The cast is a strong one, and there are naughty laughs to be had.
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The Washington Post,
NOLA.com,
16 June 2017
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Here are the CEOs who screwed up bad enough to rise to the top of my 2019 naughty list.
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Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
17 Dec. 2019
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Apple turns a blind eye to many of the naughty habits of apps.
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Shira Ovide,
Washington Post,
9 June 2023
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Quick bite of roast beef, with a naughty side of French fries.
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David Jefferys,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2018
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Then came a naughty plan to try to sneak the C-word onto the show.
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Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2021
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The bedside lamps were shackled to the walls—a naughty touch.
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Audrey Phoon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Feb. 2018
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Some are naughty, some are nice, but all of them are well worth a read.
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Seth Combs,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Nov. 2023
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Turning the ball over is one of the fastest ways to land atop John Fox’s naughty list.
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Rich Campbell,
chicagotribune.com,
18 Dec. 2017
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So the decision to avoid the naughty school-girl vibe was wise.
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Cara Kelly,
USA TODAY,
13 July 2018
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While one cooked, the other watched out for the naughty elephants.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2023
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There was the time viewers complained about all the naughty puns.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 Oct. 2019
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In more recent times, kids have been both naughty and nice.
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Jay Jones,
chicagotribune.com,
25 Nov. 2020
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The Pynk is a magnet for dreams, and not only naughty ones.
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James Poniewozik,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2022
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Santa could not be reached to comment on whether the man had been added to the naughty list.
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
12 Dec. 2019
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Would she be sent out of the room when the grownups were talking, perhaps, and told to sit on the naughty step?
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2017
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One list is his record of those children who have been nice, and the other, the naughty ones.
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Linda Gandee,
cleveland,
7 Dec. 2020
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But in the morning, the couple emerged from the goathouse as flushed and giddy as naughty teenagers.
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Lisa Wells,
Harper’s Magazine ,
13 Mar. 2023
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That was the quickest way to end up on Jordan's naughty list.
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Chris Bumbaca,
USA TODAY,
18 May 2020
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Still, a few of us remember how grand the naughty song once was.
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Gregg Opelka,
WSJ,
20 Dec. 2021
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The clothes turned out much like Smith herself, girly and a little naughty.
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Chrissy Rutherford,
Harper's BAZAAR,
21 Jan. 2014
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Neither is a 74-year-old man using a naughty word at the Tony Awards.
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Jennifer Wright,
Harper's BAZAAR,
27 June 2018
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In that time, the parrots learned a few naughty words and even learned to say these words and start laughing.
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Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Sep. 2020
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The stories are funny and clever, and a few are a little naughty, as well.
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Sunset Magazine,
19 Mar. 2020
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The story: Santa has Scout Elves that help him with his naughty and nice lists.
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Jennifer McClellan,
USA TODAY,
3 Dec. 2019
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So you and everybody else can see — who’s naughty and who’s nice.
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al,
21 Dec. 2019
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Grace Jones is the naughty aunt who slips you a glass of wine while the family isn’t looking.
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Vogue,
5 July 2019
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Does the basket keep a list of who's naughty and who's nice, like a metal Santa Claus?
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Bill Livingston,
cleveland.com,
5 May 2018
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But leave it to Sweeney and her stylist Molly Dickson to deliver a naughty twist: a thigh high slit with a pair of lacy stockings.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
16 July 2024
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Plus: Find out which states have the naughtiest airline passengers.
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Melvin Backman,
Quartz,
21 June 2024
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