screw

Example Sentences

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"How can you ask for co-operative behaviour when you screw them on trade?" he says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

So the ability of this CPA to screw things up is limited.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

“I really don’t want to screw up the lineup,” Woods added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

“But I think the basketball stuff is really what differentiates the experience…knowing how to work in a team, how to build relationships, being able to handle constructive feedback when you screw up.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“What happens if you really screw up the audition?”

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli