contort

You don’t need to contort yourself to fit into someone else’s life, especially if that life doesn’t align with who you are or what you value.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

This is a book of endless storytelling, as characters contort themselves to please the regime’s shifting narratives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

So there’s a couple ways he was able to contort his body, flips that he was able to do that only he was able to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024

This braced leg then acted as a pivot for the rest of his body to contort over with his bowling arm up high in his unique 'beyond the perpendicular' style.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024

I grab my collar and try to contort my neck to see it.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

The same grin can look menacing or jovial, depending on how Thatcher contorts the rest of her features.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Nevertheless, a cheeky portion of blue-green paint contorts itself into a standing position in the corner, fighting against the weight that urges the rest of the work Earthward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

As Justice Sonia Sotomayor explained in dissent, this reasoning contorts the English language beyond recognition.

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

At one point, a dancer contorts herself as she carries Particle, tucked in a birdcage, across a room.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024

Pa tries to control his anger but his face contorts.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

But outrage soon spread online, with screen-grabs and an AI video that contorted Thomas’s face into a grin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

So, where did a baseball-loving future MLB star growing up in Sherman Oaks come to such a contorted conclusion?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

Natalie said at times Beth would spend hours lying with her body "contorted" into specific positions that enabled her to bear the agony.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025

It has contorted statutory language to stop immigrants from obtaining effective relief against wrongful detention and deportation.

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025

Then Luke saw Ethan, and his face contorted into a very inhuman smile.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

Those people are some of Burning Man’s worst PR reps, contorting the meaning of its principles to suit themselves.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

I have watched videos of people doing cold plunges, giving themselves ear massages and contorting themselves into impossible stretches all in the name of fixing dysregulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

But first and foremost, Bad Omens are gifted musicians, and whatever eldritch magic Sebastian wields onstage will always be bolstered by a serious band contorting metal, dark pop and electronic music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026

Unbeknownst to the congressman, the recent kindergarten graduate ate up the C-SPAN camera, smiling, contorting, and making faces behind his dad’s back.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2024

Luke held Jack-Jack at arm’s length as the boy twisted, contorting his body back and forth like a wild animal.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss