screwed

Example Sentences

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Do you relate to your characters’ Gen-Z resentment that previous generations screwed them over?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“South American mango basically screwed up the mango,” says Savani.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

They are typically screwed into the snow and often cemented in by water that turns to ice.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

“I mean, he just isn’t well screwed on, is he?”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin