mess with
Example Sentences
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But any attempt to mess with roads or car parks comes loaded with risk.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Ronnie Chieng plays a more successful agent who loves, or lives, to mess with Monica.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
In its 83rd year, the Golden Globes know not to mess with a good thing.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 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
Could Freddy and Teddy have done it to mess with him again?
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
