Example Sentences

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And finally, the courts confirmed what we all knew: Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster are screwing everyone over.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The final steps are screwing on the official “Little Free Library” plaque included in the kit, mounting your library on its post and installing it in a post hole.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2022

The officers for each company, all of them seniors, track whether younger peers are screwing up: Did they fail a bed-making inspection?

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2020

“Web devs, you can do better. Develop for the web, not one browser. Otherwise you are screwing over your users.”

From The Verge • Jan. 4, 2018

One second, she’s wearing her usual annoying smirk, and the next, her mouth and eyes are screwing up into this weird worried look.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish