Sentence examples for messing around with from inspiring English sources

"messing around with" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It means to play with or fool around with something in a casual or careless manner. Example: "I can't believe you're still messing around with that puzzle, you've been at it for hours!".

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I was messing around with pop songs.

"They were messing around with it".

They are messing around with people's lives.

"Can't be messing around with that fancy stuff.

I was messing around with the guys, having fun.

A black teenager was messing around with a keyboard.

(About 80% of victims have been "messing around" with snakes).

I don't need to be messing around with you kids".

Why is he messing around with a pop band?

That library you're messing around with? Obsolete information technology.

"Coach Pope was messing around with me," Boss said, smiling.

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