mess with
Example Sentences
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It’d be shocking if this thing isn’t a bloated, exhausting mess, with the plot stretched way beyond its limits.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
Basically, she said: Judge O’Connor, you think you can mess with a case in my state?
From Slate • May 18, 2026
But any attempt to mess with roads or car parks comes loaded with risk.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Ronnie Chieng plays a more successful agent who loves, or lives, to mess with Monica.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
“It’s dangerous to mess with a Pettus,” Sammy said to Ben and Mary Anne.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
