How to Use mess around with (something) in a Sentence

mess around with (something)

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• Don’t mess around with the normal odds on the Week 15 slate.
  — cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022
• Day didn’t mess around with his star running back in 2019.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2021
• 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 good looks of the Domane AL 2 are the first indication that Trek didn’t mess around with this $860 bike.
  — Popular Mechanics Test Team, Popular Mechanics, 17 July 2020
• 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 Cougars were in no mood to mess around with UC after just losing to Wichita.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2021
• So this is really, this is nothing to mess around with.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2020
• Glioblastoma Stage 4 cancer is not anything to mess around with.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
• 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
• But these fearsome feline hunters didn't mess around with the larger mammoths.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 May 2021
• 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
• They could all have been doctored by talented fans who have time to mess around with everyone else.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Sep. 2021
• This double dose of Virgo energy is not something to mess around with.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2021
• New players won’t need to mess around with boosted odds, deposit matches, or anything like that.
  — cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
• For those simple dudes that don’t want to mess around with a cabinet full of products, this inexpensive 3-in-1 pick is for you.
  — Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• Players won’t need to mess around with Discord settings while wearing their VR headset.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 9 June 2022
• With all the extra features, though, Samsung doesn’t mess around with budget finishes.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• The most compatible couples then have the power to mess around with other matches: break them up at will and send them on dates with other people.
  — Vulture, 2 Feb. 2023
• Katzenberg has retained most of the eatery’s longtime staff and did not mess around with its down-home flavor, savvy moves that helped him to be accepted by the community here.
  — Howard Fishman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022
• The birds in group number one got to mess around with each step of the process individually before researchers presented them with the problem as a whole.
  — Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 21 Apr. 2010
• This is still one of the positions where a starter isn't absolutely certain, and the Colts can't mess around with it, especially with a 37-year-old quarterback.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2022
• Derek, in this case, was current Pittsburgh manager and former Twins bench coach Derek Shelton, who infiltrated the event to mess around with his buddy.
  — La Velle E. Neal Iii, Star Tribune, 30 Jan. 2021
• The formula goes like this: Preview the new iOS in the summer, release a beta version the public can mess around with a month later, and deliver the final version to the public in the fall when the new iPhones are announced.
  — Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
• Teams are able to mess around with carbon-fiber layups—different weaves—as well as different resins to optimize the thermal and structural integrity of different parts.
  — Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 1 Mar. 2023
• Virgo energy does not mess around with such important cycles!
  — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021
• This popular brunch destination in the H Hotel doesn’t mess around with its excellent versions of classic dishes.
  — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• Organizers are also planning some interactive exhibitions, including one that lets museum-goers mess around with guitars, bass guitars and amps that once belonged to punk rock musicians.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 17 Aug 2024