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Discover LudwigThe phrase "screw shut" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the action of fastening something securely by turning a screw.
Example: "Make sure to screw shut the lid on the jar to keep the contents fresh."
Alternatives: "tighten securely" or "fasten tightly."
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He patted the young student's cheek, causing Westie to screw shut his eyes in expectation of something harder.
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Bruce Springsteen has his eyes screwed shut.
"Yessssss!" he hissed, eyes screwed shut, jerking his elbow back.
And then Mike saw it and screwed shut his eyes.
One defendant leant forward, his eyes screwed shut in fear.
"Notice how the windows in casino hotels are always screwed shut?" he asked cryptically.
Sarah spent the journey shaking violently, her eyes screwed shut, muttering to herself.
Biggs got started securing the rest of the house, screwing shut the heavy wood windows on the first floor.
It's on the top floor of a six-story building; the exit doors are bolted and the windows are screwed shut, to keep patients from jumping out.
She likes the sound of the ink rising into her fountain pen, the noise of the pen's body being screwed shut.
Ennis stood as if heart-shot, face gray and deep-lined, grimacing, eyes screwed shut, fists clenched, legs caving, hit the ground on his knees.
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