mess up
Example Sentences
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When she asks me to place a hand on my heart again, I do, repeating, “I am here. I did not mess up my kid forever. My timing is impeccable.”
From Slate • May 10, 2026
"But if you mess up on track and field, then it all goes away."
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Bowens worries that some people will fraudulently overstate deductions and that people who mess up accidentally could get hurt as the IRS tries to enforce the law.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“That’s not how you sing it, don’t mess up our language like that,” Jonasi says, before singing the correct lyrics in Zulu.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Leave it to Tariq to mess up my afternoon.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
