writhing
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As soon as Mahomes was left writhing on the ground and grabbing his knee late in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, it was clear he had sustained a serious injury.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Shohei Ohtani was on the ground, writhing in pain after he was caught stealing second base in the seventh inning.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2024
James Garfield’s assassination in 1881 involved 79 days of writhing medical purgatory.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024
Strips of sticky paper are dangling from the ceiling, writhing with trapped and dying flies.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024
The look of it reminded Ella of a jewelry box she'd spotted on Gran's dresser with writhing filigree, twisted threads of gold on its lid.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing writhing
Stargirl
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The Dragonet Prophecy
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