screwy

Example Sentences

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These buyouts are absurd, an outgrowth of a crazed marketplace and undeniably screwy optics at a state university.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Although they profess to be in this screwy loyalty gauntlet for similar reasons, not everyone’s impetus is the same.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

It’s difficult to conjure a more challenging and screwy labor market than that of wildland firefighting.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

"I used to get a lot of screwy looks from some of the breakers when I showed up," said Holman.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2023

“George can tell you screwy things, and it don’t matter. It’s just the talking. It’s just bein’ with another guy.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck