had screwed
- past perfect of screw.
Example Sentences
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Whenever a crisis broke and it was clear that someone had screwed up, the maxim by which the BBC’s leaders operated was “deputy heads will roll!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Djokovic was heard telling the physio that he had "screwed up" his knee, adding: "I'm slipping and sliding all the time."
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2024
A glitch had screwed up the way YouTube showed subscribers videos, but the company didn’t bother to tell anyone.
From The Verge ● Sep. 6, 2022
He asked the two women to skip their morning meetings and “put your heads together” to figure out exactly how he had screwed up and how they could fix it.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2022
The dog didn’t realize Benji had screwed up everything and that Freebie would probably be shipped to the animal shelter by the end of the week.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
