messing around

Example Sentences

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“If you’re a company who’s messing around with these types of practices on consumers, you’re watching how well they work,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Naylor, meanwhile, says he was just messing around.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 7, 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

Instead, I was messing around on a gray mat that smelled of the sweat of a thousand wrestling matches.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt