messing around

Example Sentences

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“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

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

And host Claudia Winkleman was in no mood for messing around.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

I knew I would have to have a reserve messing around with him.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds