Example Sentences

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Ranking Member Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, said in his opening remarks, “I believe that we are now seeing consolidation that is screwing Americans.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

It is screwing up my sleep schedule—either I don’t get back to sleep or I will sleep through my alarm.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020

“Humanity is screwing over the planet in a major way. We too will go extinct if we don’t change our ways.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2018

“I know I’m entitled to this, and somebody is screwing me here,” Ms. Witter told ABC.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2016

“I guess. But dying is screwing with my day and there isn’t anything I can do about it,” Rufus says.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera