How to Use mess around in a Sentence

mess around

verb

• Tiffany from Bride of Chucky isn't here to mess around.
  — Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2022
• The Fever didn’t mess around here and didn’t argue with common sense.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2023
• He’s just had to mess around with a football in the backyard to figure this out.
  — Eric Sondheimer columnist follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
• The expansion means that a lot more people can choose to mess around with SGE.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2023
• The 38-year-old actress clearly isn't messing around, and her toned arms, abs, and legs are here to prove it.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 20 June 2023
• And, in some cases, his hope was to create open-source tools for others to mess around with.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2023
• The 31-year-old seemed to be messing around on her computer when making the post.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 21 June 2024
• And based on her recent ‘fits, this fashion queen is not messing around.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
• Glioblastoma Stage 4 cancer is not anything to mess around with.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
• The device also converts to a handheld vacuum to clean small messes around the house or in the car.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 2 July 2023
• No one is going to mess around with the hawks, with the exception of the incidental eagle that stops by.
  — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 22 Aug. 2021
• Some songs take 30 minutes and some take five different sessions to mess around with.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• Kane isn’t just messing around with random scenarios to see all the ways a rogue planet might spell our demise.
  — Eric MacK, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Nobody's messing around with the element, that's for sure.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
• Phlur didn’t mess around with this bright, genderless scent, co-created by one of the top perfumers, Jérome Epinette.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Jan. 2023
• Saturn is serious, wants to create, and doesn’t mess around.
  — Narayana Montúfar, Women's Health, 5 Mar. 2023
• Drew: One of the things that [Charlie and I] loved doing the most was affecting [Emily’s] vocals, messing around with her sound.
  — Patrick Lyons, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
• To clean quick messes around the house and car, grab the popular Black and Decker Handheld Vacuum.
  — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
• Yes, the two-time champ, No. 1 Bohemian Special (Wiedemann), is not messing around this year.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
• This double dose of Virgo energy is not something to mess around with.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2021
• New York does not mess around, and almost every mile was lined with people cheering and holding up signs that kept me smiling through the pain.
  — Katie Henwood, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
• New players won’t need to mess around with boosted odds, deposit matches, or anything like that.
  — cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
• Luxury Mother's Day gifts aren’t something to mess around with.
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2024
• Here’s the deal: Iger, who retired in 2020 only to return to the helm nearly three years later when Chapek was forced out (more on that later), doesn’t have much time to mess around.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Apr. 2023
• Jokic messed around and nearly got a triple-double, scoring 34 points while adding in 10 assists and nine rebounds.
  — Gabe Zaldivar, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2024
• There’s no need to mess around with boosted odds, bet insurance, or first-deposit matches.
  — cleveland, 28 Nov. 2022
• Ham, cheese, potatoes, and a cheesy cream sauce combine to create scalloped potatoes and ham, a casserole that is not messing around.
  — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2024
• Several years ago Lue should have been hired instead of Vogel, but the Lakers messed around with the issues of money and control.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
• Green was messing around, but again put the meaning of this season into perspective.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
• Shopping Home Reviews Eliminate the mess around your sink with these medicine cabinets.
  — Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2024

Last Updated: 16 Aug 2024