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My children can act like little hellions when they're bored.
the little hellions were tearing through the house squirting their water pistols
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Farrow, presenting in the early scenes as an utter naif, discovers the pleasures of running cons; LuPone, who shows up a hellion, develops a sensitivity and nurturing spirit to the lost soul who’s provided her character a home.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
The sire of a hellion, then, should feel secure in his manhood.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Because this was opening night of the Eras concert film, and nothing could have stopped the rowdy hellions in this crowd from singing, screaming, sobbing.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
These can be pushed past: Keough, certainly, evolves her performance enough when switching from one timeline to the other — toggling from music-world hellion to elder stateswoman of rock — to bring the viewer along.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
The sire of a hellion, then, should feel secure in his manhood.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
Because this was opening night of the Eras concert film, and nothing could have stopped the rowdy hellions in this crowd from singing, screaming, sobbing.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
These can be pushed past: Keough, certainly, evolves her performance enough when switching from one timeline to the other — toggling from music-world hellion to elder stateswoman of rock — to bring the viewer along.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Hellion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellion. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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hellion
noun
hel·lion
ˈhel-yən 
: a troublesome or mischievous person
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