mess with
Example Sentences
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She had an earned authority and somehow communicated that it might not be wise to mess with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He adds: "It did mess with my head a little bit. It's the most traumatic thing I've ever been through personally."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I just quit. I don’t want to mess with the therapist anymore,” Beaman told us this spring.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Syria was a mess with what happened with the previous government," Trump said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
“You shouldn’t mess with them, but they aren’t usually a threat.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
