screwed

Example Sentences

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Some economists got together in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and agreed that, when it comes to Social Security, we’re screwed.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Close said at the beginning of the tournament she had to apologize to a player because she “really screwed up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

“And the artists are the ones that get screwed if the accounting is misreported and misattributed.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

I must have already had the word “no” on my face, because she screwed up hers, arms tightening across her chest.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron