screwup
Example Sentences
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Travis is a well-meaning screwup who comes from a family of cops but can’t get a place on the police force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
"It was just purely a screwup," said Representative Sam Graves, who heads the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, after emerging from a meeting with Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2023
Still, regular officers reflexively blamed OJTs when there was a screwup, and often they were right.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
