mess with
Example Sentences
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Ronnie Chieng plays a more successful agent who loves, or lives, to mess with Monica.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 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
In reality, no one is going to put the malocchio on you if you mess with the menu.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
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
Didn’t want to mess with Digger, I guess.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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