screwing

Example Sentences

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And finally, the courts confirmed what we all knew: Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster are screwing everyone over.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Orbital combat is mostly non-kinetic these days, which is military-speak for “We’re screwing with each other but nobody’s shooting yet.”

From MarketWatch • Oct. 30, 2025

Warming to his theme, he feared the party was retreating to the comfort of its traditional vote-losing ways: "Classic Labour. A year into government and we're already screwing it up."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

I worry more about protocols or screwing something up and embarrassing myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025

“Of course, courage only counts when you can count. I’m presuming the rest of you can count, and will be screwing your courage to the sticking place any minute now.”

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins