messing around

Example Sentences

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Naylor, meanwhile, says he was just messing around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

“Once they start messing around with this trust, I think we’re on a pretty sad path,” Mair said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 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

One clip of Bebe shows her messing around at home in an oversized hat while wearing a backpack.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

What Shifa hadn’t told Zheng was that Razi was supposed to have gone with their father that day but had been messing around with his friends and been too late.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook