Examples of mess around in a Sentence
spent the vacation day just messing around
a guy who goes to the health club mainly to mess around with the women
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Yeah, the team is old, and would have benefited from closing out the Rockets in five instead of messing around till Game 7.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Interestingly, in the language of the Inupiat tribe of Alaska’s north slope, there’s no messing around with spring.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Sean Keeler, columnist: The Broncos needed a franchise QB last year, and didn’t mess around.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
Body gua shas typically feature more intense angles and ridges—perfect for regular maintenance and post-strain relief alike (that last Pilates class was not messing around).
—Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Interestingly, in the language of the Inupiat tribe of Alaska’s north slope, there’s no messing around with spring.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Sean Keeler, columnist: The Broncos needed a franchise QB last year, and didn’t mess around.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025
Body gua shas typically feature more intense angles and ridges—perfect for regular maintenance and post-strain relief alike (that last Pilates class was not messing around).
—Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Mess around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mess%20around. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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