screw

Example Sentences

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Cut out those individual errors, shape up without the ball, see out Arundell's sin-bin period and turn the screw in the scrum and there was a narrow, theoretical route back into the game.

From BBC

Hauser said private demand has also made a strong recovery in the domestic economy, putting pressure on the bank to tighten the policy screws.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I was able to screw up as a teenager and not have it filmed and amplified all over the place."

From BBC

Tesla’s Optimus will count on Chinese suppliers for components such as roller screws for robot joints and motors for robot hands for mass production, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Trees have less dramatic ways to screw up your day: Their roots can infiltrate cracks in septic or sewage pipes, blocking the system and wreaking expensive, smelly havoc.

From The Wall Street Journal