How to Use screw in a Sentence

screw

1 of 2 noun
  • There wasn't a screw out of joint.
    — Time Staff, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Keeps the screws close by for later.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Someone can't stand squeaks and screws down the floor to try and stop them.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • This does kind of put the screws to Russia a bit.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The front tire was flat, with a screw protruding from it.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The bone was a latticework of screws and plates.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Use anchors to keep the screws secure.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This is what to do if your hardwood floors are covered in screws.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The devices were wrapped in black tape with nuts, bolts and screws, as well as a fuse.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Pull out a screw, then use the countersink bit to drill out the hole.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Set the screws aside in a small container so they don’t get lost.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Set the screws aside in a small container so they don’t get lost.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, rugs can't hide screws in some areas, like doorways.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Wes revels in turning the screws on Jake.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hegseth has been trying to turn the screws on Kelly for six weeks.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Create hooks by twisting small eye screws into the wide end of each ear.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Usually, the message is that your hinges are dry or screws are loose.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The Chargers’ defense then turned the screws the rest of the way.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The collar includes a thumb screw to lock it into place and two strap lugs.
    — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • Long screws pass through these rails, holding the cabinet to the wall.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 6 June 2026
  • There is no need for wires or screws, and setup only takes a few minutes.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Except that the floor is covered with hundreds of screws.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Like its other recent screw-ups, this one has fallen flat.
    — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Worried about pesky loose screws in your antique décor?
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 May 2026
  • Choose reusable bottles with screw tops to keep germs from your hands or bag away.
    — Christina Manian, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Do your own safety checks, as screws and fasteners can loosen over time with use.
    — Devonne Goode, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Then, reverse the process, re-attaching new screws and new hinges.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Skelly uses screws in a few places to prevent it from falling apart.
    — PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • This is an adjustable graphics-card brace, and its screw tightens the part that clamps it to the slide.
    — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Reinstall the screw, which will now be below the level of the floor.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025

screw

2 of 2 verb
  • You just got screwed over by a duo!
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
  • And screw Dalot for that bad pass.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This screwed a lot of people over.
    — Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Just fill it up at a stream, screw the lid back on, and squeeze.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Just fill it up at a stream, screw the lid back on, and squeeze.
    — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Eh, screw it, throw the egg on the burger.
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
  • Oh my gosh, Cooper is so screwed.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025
  • If Jay had said no, I would have been screwed.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Anybody who has too long a résumé is screwed.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 21 May 2026
  • Simply align it and screw it on clockwise.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Then there are the indirect ways stress can screw with your gut.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Though, to be fair, Coop screws this up more often than not.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • Because one of them, all of them, can get pissed at me and say, screw this, we’re done.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026
  • Gabriel has royally screwed the pooch.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And this can really screw with your system for a bit.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Surely, James Franklin can’t screw this up, right?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • All the setup required was screwing in the legs.
    — Noah Kaufman, Architectural Digest, 7 Mar. 2026
  • And, as usual, the people with the fewest resources will get screwed.
    — Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Once everything is mixed, screw the lid back on, shake and enjoy.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • That doesn’t mean you’re screwed if your job is highly repetitive.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
  • If a healthy player sits, the millionaires are fine and the fans get screwed.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean working people aren’t getting screwed.
    — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Harper is thrilled, Whitney is screwed.
    — Meg Walters, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Add the ground coffee to the funnel filter and screw on the top chamber.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Do you guys sit in a circle and talk about visceral ways to screw over people?
    — Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2026
  • Were you all screwed by not having anyone in the turret to help protect you?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Everyone is kind of trying to screw each other over.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2026
  • No matter what Robert does, he’s totally screwed.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The screw-in stake is 16 inches long with a sharp tip and an easy-grip rubber handle.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But as of now, this is the explanation as to why things seem to randomly screw you over.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

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