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
Elsewhere, the recent single American Girls gained a long, trippy intro, with Styles messing around on an old analogue keyboard, tweaking low pass filters and playing squiggly synth noises.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
They need to know you’re not messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
“Once they start messing around with this trust, I think we’re on a pretty sad path,” Mair said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
“I don’t want you messing around over there. Them old trees aren’t for playing on. You liable to hurt yourself.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
