mess with
Example Sentences
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He called the operations in Ecuador a “giant mess with no exit strategy.”
From Salon • Mar. 12, 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
You know a Ralph Lauren look when you see it, and Louvet couldn’t mess with that.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
Of course Boyd was a mess, with butter all over his eyes and ears and up his nose, so Jolene had to take him home.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
