screw up
Example Sentences
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Not only does it screw up seasonal adjustments, but many laid-off workers tend to wait until after the holiday to apply for benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 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
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 ● Feb. 4, 2026
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
“You can’t know for sure how something like this will work. It’s only a one-percent chance, but it could screw up her brain forever.”
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
