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

mess around with (something)

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• As its name suggests, this place doesn’t mess around with the good stuff.
  — Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
• 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
• But these fearsome feline hunters didn't mess around with the larger mammoths.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 May 2021
• Glioblastoma Stage 4 cancer is not anything to mess around with.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021
• They could all have been doctored by talented fans who have time to mess around with everyone else.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 8 Sep. 2021
• That's why the Red Sox can't mess around with the position this winter.
  — Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
• Some songs take 30 minutes and some take five different sessions to mess around with.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
• New players won’t need to mess around with boosted odds, deposit matches, or anything like that.
  — cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
• This double dose of Virgo energy is not something to mess around with.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 5 Sep. 2021
• The expansion means that a lot more people can choose to mess around with SGE.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 Nov. 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
• Luxury Mother's Day gifts aren’t something to mess around with.
  — Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2024
• Virgo energy does not mess around with such important cycles!
  — Meghan Ros, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2021
• Johnson mentioned that black widow bites are relatively rare, but nothing to mess around with.
  — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
• With all the extra features, though, Samsung doesn’t mess around with budget finishes.
  — Deanne Revel, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• The Cougars were in no mood to mess around with UC after just losing to Wichita.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 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
• Players won’t need to mess around with Discord settings while wearing their VR headset.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 9 June 2022
• 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 will be able to mess around with the character creation and design their character and Palico.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Also, every studio needs a big tub of random percussion instruments and bells and rattles and blocks that are great to mess around with and invariably find their way onto scores just to liven things up.
  — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• The four intensity levels are indicated with an LED light, so there aren’t many different buttons or features to mess around with here.
  — Neha Tandon, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2024
• So for example Joule, our digital assistant, cannot mess around with compliance checks on travel and on sourcing, or on directing the flow of materials.
  — Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
• No need to mess around with bug spray thanks to this tiny machine that takes just 15 minutes to reach maximum protection, can work for up to nine hours straight, and covers a field of 20 feet to shield you from those pesky bugs.
  — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2025