screw

Example Sentences

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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

Cut out those individual errors, shape up without the ball, see out Arundell's sin-bin period and turn the screw in the scrum and there was a narrow, theoretical route back into the game.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

She was just about to screw the top back on when she heard Evan coming up the basement stairs.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies