How to Use mess with in a Sentence

mess with

phrasal verb

• The trio messed with her big dive to the water pumps, too.
  — Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
• The trio go to great lengths the entire episode to mess with Wilson.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 6 Feb. 2024
• The Big Ten could expand to 100 teams and no one would mess with that cash cow.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
• Talk about the easiest way to look sleek (and not to be messed with).
  — Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, 22 Aug. 2023
• The bull was yanking against the knotted mess with all its might to no avail.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
• No need to mess with ice packs because they're built right in.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023
• When things seem to be going well, the instinct is to not mess with it.
  — Matt Lowe, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• But for 50 games, 50 times a year messing with the traffic.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
• This served as a message about not messing with the mine.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• His pots were messed with, and someone put racial slurs on one of his buoys.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
• The best places to drink in 2024 Why mess with something that is already good?
  — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2024
• Don't mess with the health and well-being of New Yorkers -- not on my watch.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
• That’s a bond that neither Trump nor most of the GOP caucus will want to mess with.
  — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
• Her message was clear, and pointed: Don't mess with the Doll.
  — Mary Spicuzza, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
• Clearly, Kendall Jenner—and Alaïa—know not to mess with a good thing.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024
• Plus, traffic could be even more of a mess with schools in session.
  — Nicole Cobler, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025
• But in a Crichton novel, that petri dish must be messed with.
  — Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024
• But Agatha All Along is messing with all of our heads with hints and counter-hints this early.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
• Steven Moffat’s writing doesn’t need to be messed with.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Feb. 2024
• Olympic swimmers don’t like to mess with their routines.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024
• Kim, meanwhile, doesn’t mess with cilantro, and Kendall stays away from spicy peppers.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2024
• Fans are given license to mess with the player diving over the wall.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
• And things are going well right now with the other two shows, so why mess with success?
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• Don't mess with Ice Spice and Taylor Swift's friendship.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• The more the rules of baseball are messed with the more these odd and quirky phenomenon will happen!
  — Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
• Part of my message to them is nobody comes in your house messing with your stuff.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
• But model Anok Yai comes into the frame, and the drugs start messing with Scott’s vision.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
• But deep down, there is that little red buzzer that messes with him, and conflicts him and hurts him.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
• Rightfully, Brion is concerned if this ruse has messed with their chips and guac.
  — Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2025
• Power Down Early: The blue light from screens can mess with your melatonin levels.
  — Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025