screw

Example Sentences

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There was one more turn of the screw: In responding to Torres Campos’ appellate filing, Bonar “doubled down,” Buchanan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

With Dortmund's first-leg lead eroded, Atalanta continued to turn the screw.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Cut out those individual errors, shape up without the ball, see out Arundell's sin-bin period and turn the screw in the scrum and there was a narrow, theoretical route back into the game.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

“Why did you tell Rae we’re dying? Doesn’t that screw with her day?”

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera