screwed

Example Sentences

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Do you relate to your characters’ Gen-Z resentment that previous generations screwed them over?

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

“South American mango basically screwed up the mango,” says Savani.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 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

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

It’s like it’s holding every inch of me together and the moment it comes undone, I’m screwed.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas