messing up
Example Sentences
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Brokers have the option to buy an additional 83.3 million shares as part of a standard overallotment option to help balance supply and demand, messing up the nine fives.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
“I hate messing up in front of people,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Standing behind him were a few city staffers who had worked tirelessly to get the Roosevelt running, and he commended them, messing up the name of one person and the title of another.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2025
“I keep messing up my curve balls,” she shouts, manically flicking her fingers across her phone screen to throw Poké Balls, the spherical tools used to catch Pokémon, the mission of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
But I think that if people keep messing up, by the year 2000 everybody will be either dead or out on the corner.
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
