Sentence examples for messed about with from inspiring English sources

English spelling was messed about with in the 15th century when it became reinstated as our official language.

He was rising sixty, he started burning his work, and, fingers blackened with ash, he messed about with the house's floors and beams, cleaned the well and suchlike.

Unfortunately, when the new drink was launched, loyal Coke drinkers hated it – and were furious that the company had messed about with their much-loved favourite drink.

There is nothing in the flat back that looks ready to swoop, bite or run for its life, just mice, messed about with into people-like poses.

Nobody likes change, but I do wonder why things are allowed to stay largely the same on Radio 4 but Radio 2's schedules can be messed about with.

It is often assumed that 20th-century British artists went their own sweet, insular way, doggedly painting chalk downs and Camden Town while beastly Continentals messed about with Cubism and Constructivism and that sort of thing.

Or for messing about with language.

He preferred the outdoor life or messing about with games.

They used it to mean "messing about with machines".

We had a wild time messing about with his vocals.

Climate change is too serious to mess about with.