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
They need to know you’re not messing around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 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
Despite the intensity of the material, Snook describes the “All Her Fault” production as a place where cast members were joking and messing around to counteract the sadness their characters were enduring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025
And anyways we’re just messing around like any other day.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
