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
They are infamous trash talkers, unbothered by the rules, as long as they can mess with their opponents’ heads.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 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
I mean, I basically don’t talk in class either, but it’s so hard to keep my face blank when people are trying to mess with me.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
