mess with
Example Sentences
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If the Dodgers choose not to mess with team success, they would not afford Yamamoto the chance to hit either of those traditional barometers of excellence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
But any attempt to mess with roads or car parks comes loaded with risk.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
In its 83rd year, the Golden Globes know not to mess with a good thing.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
The secret to cooking, she said, is “not to mess with a great ingredient. All you have to do is turn the volume up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
The whole mess with my parents thinking androids are people and people are androids?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
