messing around
Example Sentences
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Right now, however, he looks like a kid who spent the morning messing around with his friends.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
“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
I had taken one to the jaw a few times before, messing around with Malloy, enough that it's gotten pretty sturdy over the last few years.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
