Sentence examples for was messed about from inspiring English sources

My heart broke when I heard White Dee's pal Fungi say that he'd been on tranquilisers since he was 16 because he "was messed about with as a kid".

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

"They always thought I had attention disorder because I was messing about," he says of his school days.

And my friend was messing about, so he was put in his cell for 30 minutes (time out).

I was messing about, hitting some balls, and one of the professionals who worked there told my dad about it.

Instead, a new way has been found to ensure the regulator "cannot be messed about".

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.

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar attributed Pathan's situation to mismanagement, asserting that Pathan has been "messed about" as well as insinuating foul play.

He said they had just been messing about, and never hinted that any offence had been committed.

The 'selfie' of three world leaders who, during South Africa's farewell to Nelson Mandela, were messing about like kids instead of behaving with the mournful gravitas one might expect.

Like The Dam Busters, except with Carry On dialogue: "You are messing about," he tells Stephen; "Bend ze knees" he says to Martin.