screw up
Example Sentences
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“They screwed up, basically, and when you screw up, you gotta be accountable,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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
Or maybe our stubborn myopia is what this Superman means when he says, “I screw up all the time but that is being human.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Whenever I screw up or mouth off, I miraculously become a young man.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
