Sentence examples for screwed from inspiring English sources
"screwed" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe a situation where someone has been placed in a difficult, unpleasant, or undesirable situation. For example: "He was totally screwed after he made that mistake."
verb
Past of screw
- He screwed the boards together tightly.
The rest of us know that if you can't earn a living, you're screwed.
Bank of America knows its screwed up by doubling down on the mortgage business.
With eyes screwed up and mouth clamped shut, I squelched in and gingerly submerged myself.
We are getting screwed as Americans!" In the meantime, graphics flash up touting Huntsman's positions on job creation and healthcare and his "bring the troops home" peace message.
Then there are those who have just left an interview they obviously screwed up.
Apple is like the Vatican in that it finds it very difficult to admit that it has screwed up.
"Once all the evidence came out during the trial and we found out everything that happened that night, I thought, 'They're screwed.'" During my time in Alice Springs I quickly realised that before I could truly understand the events surrounding the killing of Kwementyaye Ryder, I'd first have to learn something of the history of the town itself.
We bought a set of basic trucks (wheels) – basic even by 1976 skateboard standards – screwed them to a plank of wood we had vaguely carved into a V at the front and headed off to the park.
That board soon broke and we screwed the wheels to another plank.
"The president has his priorities so screwed up that it's unbelievable," the former Republican presidential candidate said.
What Tuttosport's editors were really telling us was this: in front of 40,000 people at Juventus Stadium, "The bull got screwed".
