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
“I just love messing around with different instruments and seeing all the different sounds I can make,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Naylor, meanwhile, says he was just messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
While sharing a photo of the table, Jenner revealed that she actually had a mishap with it while messing around with her kids.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
I know Gale’s been down here working with Beetee a lot, but I assumed they were messing around with bows and guns.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
