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

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

I’m a screwup and he thinks I’m not into him as much as he’s into me.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera