screw

Example Sentences

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"How can you ask for co-operative behaviour when you screw them on trade?" he says.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

There was one more turn of the screw: In responding to Torres Campos’ appellate filing, Bonar “doubled down,” Buchanan wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

So the ability of this CPA to screw things up is limited.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

As is well-known, AI can screw up even the simplest facts, or just hallucinate and invent details, so it pays to check everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

I got a screwdriver from the store and took out the screw; after prying a bit, the door came open rather squeakily.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien