muck about
Example Sentences
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“You’ve chosen such beautiful things. I was thrilled that you decided to come and muck about with me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024
It’s a swampy spot strewn with fallen trees and branches — far from an alpine jewel — but a half-dozen waterfowl seemed content to muck about in its murky waters.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Once a trail is built, maintainers deal with flooding, erosion and problems created by humans, who have a pernicious tendency to wander off a trail and muck about in fragile forest understory.
From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021
Though I laugh and joke and muck about, I'm not tactile.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2020
Everyone had seen what the future looked like if time travelers were allowed to muck about in history unregulated and unchecked.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
