screwed
Example Sentences
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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
"If they renew the contract, I'm screwed - oh God," he says.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026
The Flynns are screwed up but they don’t mean to be cruel; like Harper, they side with “other outcasts and outsiders.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Sam screwed up his face and began to sound out the letters.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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