messed up
Example Sentences
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“The other day—you said you messed up with someone at school. Did you try again?”
From Literature
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Once when my schedule had been messed up, and I’d needed the Academy secretary to un-mess it for me; the other times were for office-hours visit with this professor or that.
From Literature
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The VAR decision of 'accidental handball' led to Shearer describing the rule as "messed up in every single way".
From BBC
“I know that old storm messed up my playhouse, Mama,” she said.
From Literature
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My only comfort was that if I messed up, Opal and the miller would be punished too.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.