Example sentences for: screwed

How can you use “screwed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Two of the more common examples of British-American divergence of usage are screw and knock up . In Vanity Fair (Chapter 39), the niggardly Sir Pitt was not nearly the aerial acrobat your American sophomore might fancy him to be when he “screwed his tenants by letter.”

  • Of course, they got too greedy, screwed everything up, and the big corporations turned their playground into Disneyland.

  • Prouder, in fact, now than when we published it, because nearly two weeks later everyone who could take a shot at it has, and so far I can see that I've misspelled one name, screwed up one sequence (the Journal decided not to wait for comment from the White House on its incorrect steward-witness story after hearing the White House wanted a half-hour to comment, not before), and included two or three gratuitous adjectives that I now wouldn't.

  • The vial was then inverted and screwed into a stand and placed daily in each female's cage [ 15 ] . Females actively nuzzle the scentmarked vials, particularly during the first 5 minutes of exposure [ 11 ] . UGS smears were collected with a saline-moistened cotton swab every 1-3 days [ 15 ] . Body mass was recorded when smears were collected and growth rates (g/week) were calculated for each age and treatment group as the mass gained between the beginning of exposure (day 90) and necropsy.

  • They're the New Yorkers with scandalously sweet deals vs. all those who get screwed as a result.


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