screwing around

Example Sentences

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“We’re not talking about messing with it; we’re not talking about screwing around with an asset; we’re not talking about disabling it. We’re talking about disarming it.”

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2024

“You spend time just screwing around on Facebook, going down rabbit holes thinking, ‘I forgot about that person’ and then you remember something you did with them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Over the past few years, Apple has been screwing around with the connectivity on some of its MacBook generations.

From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2022

"In light of their earnings & dividends to shareholders, they are offensive. It's time for the companies to quit screwing around, recognize the seriousness of the approaching deadline and move towards a settlement."

From Reuters • Jan. 28, 2022

Taking a deep breath, I stop screwing around.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott