screw up
Example Sentences
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As is well-known, AI can screw up even the simplest facts, or just hallucinate and invent details, so it pays to check everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
In other words: “We screwed up, but we can screw up better.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2025
Chairman Andrew Cavenagh insists Rangers did not "screw up" the process to appoint head coach Danny Rohl but admits it looked "clunky" from the outside.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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
Staring at the berries, I screw up the courage to tell Esme what’s been on my mind.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
