screwup

Example Sentences

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Still, some of those criticisms came to bear in July, when it was revealed that county officials committed a near-unthinkable administrative screwup.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

But losing a vote you were supposed to win looks an awful lot more like a screwup to us.

From Slate • May 3, 2025

You know, she's a screwup, she's not great.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s demise on one level is a straightforward tale of a financial screwup.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2023

Even for him this was a major screwup.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen