screw
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Skills that help you survive childhood can screw you up in adulthood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
One way to understand molecular handedness is to think about a screw and a nut.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
He said the BuzzBallz 'biggies' which have a plastic screw top lid is completely recyclable.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It was my own personal triumph over dyslexia. When I was drawing up the plans, I kept worrying that I would transpose numbers and screw it all up, but it came out great,” he explained.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
I probably didn’t screw the cap on right.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
The right way to fix the holes in the floor is kind of abstract, while the screws and plates in my utility closet are right there.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
So Vietnamese authorities tightened screws of their own.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
ElAttrache performed surgery on McGregor in July 2021, inserting a rod, plates and screws into his left leg after the fighter broke his tibia and fibula during a bout against Dustin Poirier in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
The monitor had been designed with screws in the back that had 25 concentric circles machined into their flat heads to make them sparkle as light passed over them.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
It shines on spilled toolboxes and broken pegboards and a dozen unbroken jars full of screws and nails.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
“The first thing I wanted to do was just to be honest with everybody and to say, ‘Look, mea culpa, we screwed up,’” Dalporto said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
"I'm sorry that's not what this movie is, but I feel like if I had done that, I would have screwed it up," Cregger said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The klan was a handful of misfits who screwed up everything they tried to do.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
They can be lifted by hand and screwed into place in days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Oh,” he said, his face screwed up, albino-pale.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
"Gentlemen, stop screwing around and get over here to help your brothers gear up the parachute. Find yourself a good-looking life companion and get to work," he shouted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Mist seems to be screwing up everything these days.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Orbital combat is mostly non-kinetic these days, which is military-speak for “We’re screwing with each other but nobody’s shooting yet.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
The organization’s history is one of screwing things up, and so far in the battle between the two unstoppable and opposite forces, the Curse has the upper hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025
I felt embarrassed for my mom, who sat across from me screwing up her face like she was determined not to cry, but I stayed absolutely silent, waiting to see what would happen next.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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