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  • past participle of screw.
  • past tense form of screw.
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screwed

[skrood] / skrud /


Example Sentences

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If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Close said at the beginning of the tournament she had to apologize to a player because she “really screwed up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Also, that the nuts and bolts for the on-board camera are screwed tight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

Mama had set down Akira, and his face was screwed into a grimace.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata




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