mess with
Example Sentences
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Basically, she said: Judge O’Connor, you think you can mess with a case in my state?
From Slate • May 18, 2026
If the Dodgers choose not to mess with team success, they would not afford Yamamoto the chance to hit either of those traditional barometers of excellence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He called the operations in Ecuador a “giant mess with no exit strategy.”
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
But any attempt to mess with roads or car parks comes loaded with risk.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Of course Boyd was a mess, with butter all over his eyes and ears and up his nose, so Jolene had to take him home.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
