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Examples of muck up in a Sentence
I swear, she mucks up everything she tries.
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That trademark defense that muddies the waters for many, mucking up rhythm and leaving teams feeling hot breath on necks barely slowed the high-flying Huskies.
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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The Grizzlies — without Ja Morant, Marcus Smart, Brandon Clarke and Luke Kennard — launched 3 after 3 and crashed the offensive glass hard, trying to muck up the game with shooting variance and physicality.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
The hilly landscapes block views of storms, mucking up storm-chasing efforts.
—Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
He has been blamed for mismanaging the bullpen, mucking up the lineup and failing to put this team in a position to succeed.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
The stick format means it can be applied without mucking up your hands, and older kids can apply it themselves.
—Mandy Harris, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
He has been blamed for mismanaging the bullpen, mucking up the lineup, and failing to put this team in a position to succeed.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Rapidly growing mega-constellations of internet satellites are already mucking up researchers’ observations of worlds beyond Earth.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2023
Puddles of oozing tar have been showing up over the last week, mucking up car tires and anything else that gets mired in the sticky black substance.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
The Grizzlies — without Ja Morant, Marcus Smart, Brandon Clarke and Luke Kennard — launched 3 after 3 and crashed the offensive glass hard, trying to muck up the game with shooting variance and physicality.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
The hilly landscapes block views of storms, mucking up storm-chasing efforts.
—Carolyn Wilke, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
He has been blamed for mismanaging the bullpen, mucking up the lineup and failing to put this team in a position to succeed.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
The stick format means it can be applied without mucking up your hands, and older kids can apply it themselves.
—Mandy Harris, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
He has been blamed for mismanaging the bullpen, mucking up the lineup, and failing to put this team in a position to succeed.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Rapidly growing mega-constellations of internet satellites are already mucking up researchers’ observations of worlds beyond Earth.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2023
Puddles of oozing tar have been showing up over the last week, mucking up car tires and anything else that gets mired in the sticky black substance.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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“Muck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muck%20up. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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