messing around
Example Sentences
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Naylor, meanwhile, says he was just messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
While sharing a photo of the table, Jenner revealed that she actually had a mishap with it while messing around with her kids.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
Despite the intensity of the material, Snook describes the “All Her Fault” production as a place where cast members were joking and messing around to counteract the sadness their characters were enduring.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
The witness described how Harvey and the defendant had been pushing each other at break time earlier that day, but he thought they were just "messing around".
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025
“Jay Berry, you’re going to keep messing around with those monkeys and they’ll catch you,” she said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
