Unruly Sentence Examples

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  • One face stood out, a shock of unruly red hair waving in the wind.

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  • He had to contend with his unruly nobles, several of whom he put to death.

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  • The sailors were rude and unruly.

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  • His fame lives in Eastern history as the conqueror who stemmed the tide of Western conquest on the East, and turned it definitely from East to West, as the hero who momentarily united the unruly East, and as the saint who realized in his personality the highest virtues and ideals of Mahommedanism.

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  • In 1268 he took the cross with his cousin Edward, who, however, sent him back from Sicily to pacify the unruly province of Gascony.

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  • In fact, up to Lyons, the Rhone (save when it expands into the Lake of Geneva) is a huge and very unruly mountain torrent rather than a great European river.

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  • Yet in 1173 Richard joined with the young Henry and Geoffrey of Brittany in their rebellion; Aquitaine was twice invaded by the old king before the unruly youth would make submission.

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  • Though proclaimed king, he was regarded as a mere name by the unruly nobles to whom a minority was convenient.

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  • A parental push He 's doing his best to keep an eye on his unruly teenager.

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  • The teacher gave the unruly student a caveat; if he continued to misbehave he would end up in detention.

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  • Only after years of conflict, however, did he succeed in reducing these unruly desperadoes to something like obedience.

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  • But the attention of the French kings was concentrated on their immediate interests, and in course of time they brought their unruly vassals to order.

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  • Nadir had sent an ambassador into Hindustan requesting the Mogul emperor to order the surrender of certain unruly Afghans who had taken refuge within Indian tern- Invasion of India.

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  • Adults are bad enough, but when they bring their unruly offspring, it's unbearable.

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  • His face was clean shaven, but his dark curly hair was thick and unruly.

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  • Mehemet Au, lissatisfied with the treaty concluded with the Wahhabis, and vith the non-fulfilment of certain of its clauses, determined to end another army to Arabia, and to include in it the soldiers who had recently proved unruly.

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  • Nor did the king indulge his unruly subjects in foreign wars, though he was constantly engaged in negotiations with France, Scotland, Spain and the emperor, which from time to time took awkward turns.

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  • What is the next place for their unruly rampage with the earth movers?

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  • In the early stages, the group were very noisy and often unruly.

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  • The first of these centred round the restless and unruly Welfs; after a time these insurgents were joined by their former enemies, the rulers of Saxony, of Thuringia and of Meissen, who were angered by Henrys conduct.

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  • It has never been penetrated by Moslem influence, and is inhabited in the greater part by warlike and unruly pagans.

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  • The Munshis, though also good agriculturists, are a warlike and most unruly race, as are also the Okpoto.

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  • Were they fighting at all or were they just considered an unruly mob by definition?

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  • Richard I in that year commissioned certain knights to preserve the peace in unruly areas.

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  • Where else, for example, would you encounter the witty put-down of unruly audiences that opens Frogs?

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  • Despite a large proportion of the students being 'older ' we behaved like the unruly student rabble we would usually complain about!

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  • In this light, their request for guidelines in attacking " unruly " pupils carries the stench of cant.

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  • They were limited to 48 hours before the plants would grow too unruly with the dense heat.

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  • The first meeting was not so unruly as to mean their presence would be threatened; the second meeting was very peaceful.

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  • He was boisterous all the same, very unruly and out of hand tho he was a delightful character.

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  • Sought out by the dying Lord Merton, she is taken to his estate in the Northern Isles where the Folk are particularly unruly.

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  • The tiredness from working more than 53 hours a week and the demands of dealing with increasingly unruly pupils are taking their toll.

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  • At one time the tenants of an estate became unruly.

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  • Am I one of the few people who can binge without getting unruly?

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  • But the new era of digital services is proving much more unruly.

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  • He was quarrelsome and unruly.

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  • Despite a large proportion of the students being 'older ' we behaved like the unruly student rabble we would usually complain about !

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  • Blake Bailey 's absorbing biography is the story of an unlikely triumph salvaged from the wreckage of an unruly life.

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  • The long and laborious study demanded by the sculptor 's profession subdued for a long time Sarrasine 's impetuous temperament and unruly genius.

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  • At the hearing, evidence was given about Purcell 's unruly behavior.

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  • Ministers then discussed the importance of parental responsibility in tackling unruly youngsters.

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  • Tony Blair today suggested parents should be forced to stay at home with unruly pupils who have been thrown out of school.

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  • It 's a desperate situation, and the Dirty Pair are the galaxy 's last hope to discipline the unruly bunch !

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  • On prom day, tweeze strays early in the morning, ice any redness away and use a brow gel (if your brows are unruly) to keep them in place.

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  • Simply put, a clean brow area lends the face a fresh, revitalized look that might otherwise be marred by the appearance of unruly brows.

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  • And what a pleasure not to have unruly recipes pages torn from magazines filling up your valuable cooking space!

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  • When teens are at-risk of excessive unruly behaviors, they can be considered troubled.

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  • To increase ratings, Springer shifted the focus of the show and it became infamous for its unruly guests and over-the-top topics, epitomizing "trash TV" talk shows.

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  • The American Pit Bull Terrier has roots back to 19th century England where its ancestors worked to help butchers control unruly bulls.

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  • Coignetiae, is a little less exuberant in its growth; it may be used near the house, whereas Coignetiae, in its almost unruly luxuriance, is best among trees.

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  • Prom is just one night, so it is possible to pull off a totally different style by using extra hair products like hair gel, mousse, and hair spray to keep unruly locks in place for the evening.

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  • To reflect those emotions, an emo style may be somewhat unruly, and in fact, many teens who wear emo styles will change their look from day to day to reflect their current state of mind.

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  • Any unruly hairs on the neck or along the jaw line can also be tweezed, and some women even choose to tweeze the bikini and underarm areas, though they can be far more painful.

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  • As a mature physical characteristic, chest and abdominal hair is coarser, thicker, and more unruly than vellus or "peach fuzz" hair that is routinely associated with children or women.

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  • Cremes, polishes, and pomades are available to smooth any unruly style.

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  • Women with unruly, kinky hair are fans of the tool because it creates such a dramatic difference in the hair's appearance.

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  • By opting for the sleek simplicity of sedu, you turn your everyday unruly locks into a fancy, glamorous look.

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  • Because underarm hair grows quite unruly on some individuals, you may need to take a good look at your underarm hair and shave in different directions as needed.

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  • Brushing your hair, however, can help to stimulate your scalp and distribute natural oils, but don't view brushing as a way to straighten or tame unruly hair.

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  • Whether your hair is fine and lacks body, or is curly with unruly growth patterns, a modern mullet is sure to work with the right styling product recommendations.

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  • If you struggle with keeping your unruly hair in place, a messy and short Meg Ryan hair style may be your saving grace.

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  • A frizz serum will go a long way to prevent unruly ends, while hair accessories such as elastics, bobby pins, and effortless head bands will help keep hair styled while the mercury is rising.

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  • A few minutes of blowdry styling will help your style take shape while taming unruly patterns.

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  • Finish with a styling cream and a light hold hairspray to tame unruly ends and create a smooth, shiny look.

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  • Shine serums add gloss, while anti-frizz products smooth down the most unruly manes.

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  • This would result in too much volume and an unruly texture for most people.

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  • Although feminine and pretty, long hair can be unmanageable if it becomes weighted or unruly from texture and bulk.

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  • If you need to trim your pubic hair at home, by all means do this prior to your appointment to save time,perhaps an additional service charge, oreventhe potentialembarrassment of an unruly pubic area.

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  • Dark hair, usually pulled over the eyes in unruly locks as if hiding from the world, is a prime example.

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  • Initially, Kris finds acceptance with the unruly Wildfire.

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  • Their behaviors may seem similar, and when they do have difficulties, they may manifest in ways that appear simply unruly or disruptive - nothing more than a temper tantrum.

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  • Or that it was produced by John Cale, a reformed drug addict appalled by the band's unruly behavior and chemical intake.

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  • He has told many stories in interviews about how he was a completely unruly child, and ended up visiting the principal's office often while in school.

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  • His unruly red hair and carefree attitude adds a lightness and humor to the show, and he has many fans.

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  • Walk alone in the forest at night and the unruly subconscious will conjure a lurking malevolence.

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  • As a child - unruly and disturbing no doubt - he was sent to a school of small account at Blackheath, and was there "for years" before he was recalled at the age of twelve on the death of his grandfather.

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  • In no country is there such a clear grouping of the towns on geographical lines as in France, these geographical lines, of course, having in the first instance been drawn by historical causes Another feature is the extent to which, in the unruly times preceding the civic movement, serfdom had spread among the inhabitants even of the towns throughout the greater part of the country, and the application of feudal ideas to town government.

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  • On the whole it must be said that in those towns where the democratic party gained the upper hand an unruly policy abroad and a narrowminded protection at home resulted.

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  • The shock of red hair on the top of his head was unruly, as if he had been running his fingers through it.

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  • He stepped into the room and removed his hat, running a hand through an unruly shock of red hair.

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  • His curly brown hair stopped somewhere short of being unruly, but it was clean and clipped short.

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  • The king's intention was, no doubt, to secure himself and the prince against the unruly nobles, though the queen's Roman Catholic tendencies were probably another reason for his decision.

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  • He succeeded in imposing an organized government upon the fiercest and most unruly population in Asia; he availed himself of European inventions for strengthening his armament, while he sternly set his face against all innovations which, like railways and telegraphs, might give Europeans a foothold within his country.

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  • They remained, in short, as unruly and isolated within the walls of the cities as they had ever been without.

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  • But the excessive caution of Jagiello gave the Knights time to recover from the blow; the Polish levies proved unruly and incompetent; Witowt was suddenly recalled to Lithuania by a Tatar invasion, and thus it came about that, when peace was concluded at Thorn, on the 1st of February 1411, Samogitia (which was to revert to the Order on the death of Jagiello and Witowt), Dobrzyn, and a war indemnity of 10o,000 marks payable in four instalments, were the best terms Poland could obtain from the Knights, whose territory practically remained intact.

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  • Having adopted medicine as his profession, he settled in 1869 in Montmartre; and after the revolution of 1870 he had become sufficiently well known to be nominated mayor of the 18th arrondissement of Paris (Montmartre) - an unruly district over which it was a difficult task to preside.

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  • He dismissed the governor; he determined advantageously to himself the boundaries between his state and the territories of the duke of Savoy and of the papacy; and he enforced his authority over perhaps the most unruly nobility in western Europe, both lay and ecclesiastical.

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  • After the above events Khodadad maintained his precarious position with great difficulty; but owing to his inability to govern his unruly subjects without material assistance from the British government, which they were not disposed to give, his country gradually fell into the greatest anarchy; and, consequently, some of the provisions of the treaty of 1854 having been broken, diplomatic relations were discontinued with the Kalat state after the end of 1874.

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  • He turned first against the Byzantines, who were defeated several times; he took Cordova and chastised the Suevi; and then by stern measures he destroyed the power of those unruly and rebellious chieftains who had reduced former kings to the position of ciphers.

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  • He remained throughout unflinchingly loyal to the British Raj, and by his vast and unquestioned influence among the frontier tribes on the northern borders of India he exercised a control over their unruly passions in times of trouble, which proved of invaluable service in the several expeditions led by British arms on the north-west frontier of India.

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  • The proprietors could transport without trial their unruly serfs to Siberia or send them to the mines for life, and those who presented complaints against their masters were punished with the knout and condemned to the mines.

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  • Louis could give little attention to his unruly Polish subjects and was never very happy among them.

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  • Charles seems to have been a prince of education and letters, a friend of the church, and conscious of the support he could find in the episcopate against his unruly nobles, for he chose his councillors for preference from among the higher clergy, as in the case of Guenelon of Sens, who betrayed him, or of Hincmar of Reims. But his character and his reign have been judged very variously.

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  • These, however, proved far more unruly, bloody conflicts ensued, and for a considerable period the three great cities ruled the whole of Flanders with a high hand.

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  • The father wa.s manifestly a man of great energy who cowed his unruly nobles by murder, forced the Orospedans to recognize his superiority, swept away the Suevic kingdom which had lingered in the north-west, and checked the raids of the Basques.

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  • Thus the titular king of Italy found himself simultaneously at war with those great vassals who had chosen him from their own class, with the turbulent factions of the Roman aristocracy, with unruly bishops in the growing cities and with the multitude of minor counts and barons who occupied the open lands, and who changed sides according to the interests of the moment.

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  • The unruly clans which David knew how to control when he was at Ziklag or Hebron were doubtless ready to support the rebellious son.

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  • The news of this crushing blow cast a gloom over Germany, which was again suffering from the attacks of her unruly neighbors.

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  • And yet, like an unruly child, she had rebelled, causing him endless worry and stress.

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  • Then it is beautiful to observe with what patience, sweetness, and perseverance Helen endeavours to bring the unruly fingers of her little friend into proper position.

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  • The popular tribunals regained their authority, and a supreme court of justice, Det Kongelige Retterting, presided over by Valdemar himself, not only punished the unruly and guarded the prerogatives of the crown, but also protected the weak and defenceless from the tyranny of the strong.

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  • Alex held a chair for Lori, and Josh glanced uncomfortably at Carmen, running a hand through unruly red hair as he spoke under his breath in a sarcastic tone.

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