messing around

Example Sentences

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They need to know you’re not messing around.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“Just messing around with the coaches and the players and just the normal things you guys see on the camera, probably,” Hachimura said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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

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

I can get only about seventy-five percent of my hair into an elastic at any given time, and messing around with bobby pins is increasing the frizz.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison