screwed
Example Sentences
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“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
“I’m gonna have to call him tomorrow and tell him what I thought of it. And you know what he’ll say? ‘I screwed up, coach.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
If that happens and Congress later says, Wait, we screwed up, start it up again—it’s too late, because the spacecraft is no longer able to be contacted.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
The hurricane battered the plywood boards screwed over the windows.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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