screw up
Example Sentences
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Young men continue to screw up on the “House of the Dragon” premiere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"I was able to screw up as a teenager and not have it filmed and amplified all over the place."
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
In other words: “We screwed up, but we can screw up better.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Forget throwing soup on the “Mona Lisa” — the Bezos wedding protesters might do something truly offensive: They are threatening to screw up traffic on the big day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
I had to screw up my face to make the point.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
