screw

Example Sentences

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“I catch crocodiles, and a crocodile has never managed to screw up my ribs like that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

"A frame was put into his lower jaw and we were turning these screws to try and artificially pull it forwards," Kate said.

From BBC

"In medieval iron chairs, these fittings would have been iron, they would have been hinged, and there would have been screws on them to increase and decrease the pressure on arms as they're pushed down."

From BBC

When a robot screws up, Amazon pushes a software patch at 3 a.m. and the million-plus fleet gets smarter overnight.

From MarketWatch

Three times Robertson's New Zealand met Steve Borthwick's England last year, and three times England were ahead after an hour only for the All Blacks to turn the screw in the final quarter.

From BBC