screwed

Example Sentences

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“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

"If they renew the contract, I'm screwed - oh God," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The Flynns are screwed up but they don’t mean to be cruel; like Harper, they side with “other outcasts and outsiders.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

If that happens and Congress later says, Wait, we screwed up, start it up again—it’s too late, because the spacecraft is no longer able to be contacted.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

“It was sweet! And yeah, you screwed up, but come on. Remember how hard it was for you to even find him? The fact that you did? Arthur, that’s a miracle.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera