mess with
Example Sentences
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Basically, she said: Judge O’Connor, you think you can mess with a case in my state?
From Slate • May 18, 2026
If the Dodgers choose not to mess with team success, they would not afford Yamamoto the chance to hit either of those traditional barometers of excellence.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He called the operations in Ecuador a “giant mess with no exit strategy.”
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
The conditions were near farcical, the ball frequently squirming through fingers and set-pieces a mess, with Scotland making the lion's share of blunders.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Since the mess with Lolo yesterday—and all the time it took to get Abuela calmed down—Mami’s been a little crabby and impatient, too.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
