screw
Example Sentences
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But, from there the French side started to turn the screw.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“We have none of that in our DNA and we’re just going to screw it up.”
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
So even though he’s not the inventor, Henry Phillips will forever be remembered for the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“That could put out the remaining fires and screw up any other bombs so they won’t go off.”
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
Vocabulary lists containing screw
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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