How to Use mess with in a Sentence

mess with

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• The dust, the wind, the heat and the wildfire smoke all mess with your head.
  — Maddy Butcher, Washington Post, 8 July 2026
• The lesson is not to mess with the Bull because whoever does will get the horns.
  — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
• In the end, the show proved too big and too important to mess with the lead characters’ dynamic that had won over fans.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 June 2026
• DeChambeau hummed and whistled and messed with the 15 or so reporters still waiting him out.
  — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 July 2026
• The practice of changing the clocks by a mere hour twice a year is already known to mess with human sleep-wake cycles, after all.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
• Prevent messes with regular wiping, oven liners, and quick spill cleanup.
  — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 2 July 2026
• The Universe Intervenes These stories often feature a main character who needs to learn a lesson, and a universe that teaches it to them by messing with their timeline.
  — Amy Tordoff, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
• Named for its hip neighborhood, Walker’s Point, Wisconsin’s only lesbian bar is a convivial spot to drink a cold one, mess with the jukebox, catch a Brewers game on TV, or gather outside on the patio sprinkled with round tables, weather permitting.
  — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2024