screwed

Example Sentences

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“I went to my husband and said, ‘I think I screwed up.’”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

With her head firmly screwed on and her music's taking off, the Skye's the limit.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Charlie is a type, too, the prodigal who has screwed up his career and finds himself at square one, executing a rescue mission that only emphasizes his setback.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

If that happens and Congress later says, Wait, we screwed up, start it up again—it’s too late, because the spacecraft is no longer able to be contacted.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025

Zheng’s face screwed up, as if he was trying to hold back some emotion.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook