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
It’s a song about a ne’er-do-well who can’t help messing up, and Mr. Kahan wishes the best for him—hoping his greatest fears are earthly threats like personal safety and cancer and not eternal damnation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
"He's cooking, messing up stuff, making mistakes all over the place, and we're laughing about it."
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
Lily loved driving the car, though she usually tried to get it on Sundays, when he spent all day sprawled on the sofa watching sports and messing up the newspaper.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
