mess with
Example Sentences
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He called the operations in Ecuador a “giant mess with no exit strategy.”
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
Ronnie Chieng plays a more successful agent who loves, or lives, to mess with Monica.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
The secret to cooking, she said, is “not to mess with a great ingredient. All you have to do is turn the volume up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
“Things are usually better when you don’t mess with them too much,” he said.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
