screwed
Example Sentences
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The klan was a handful of misfits who screwed up everything they tried to do.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
Siegel apparently wrote letters putting “curses” on people and telling the world he got screwed.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
They can be lifted by hand and screwed into place in days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"It was great. They got screwed with that red card," Rubio told reporters during a brief appearance in the White House briefing room when asked how the co-hosts were doing in the tournament.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s hard to believe that a bunch of pieces of wood and iron screwed together will be strong enough to hold up a 220-ton piece of stone and turn it from horizontal to vertical.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
