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
Amundson doesn’t want to mess with his usual planting plans and would rather apply less fertilizer than pay the higher price tag for it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 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
She previously told the court Pitt had a reputation in Weston-super-Mare "as a big name and someone you wouldn't mess with".
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
Life wants to push and pull me around, like some helpless leaf in the wind, but it picked the wrong night to mess with me.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
