screw
Example Sentences
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It’s like one of those things where I’m just excited to be here and I don’t want to screw it up.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
In substances like quartz, atoms are arranged in a spiral pattern, similar to the threads of a screw.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
So even though he’s not the inventor, Henry Phillips will forever be remembered for the Phillips-head screw and screwdriver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"How can you ask for co-operative behaviour when you screw them on trade?" he says.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
I screw the top back onto my water bottle and wipe the sweat from my forehead.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Vocabulary lists containing screw
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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