convolution

Example Sentences

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He has disobeyed all the "rules," convoluting and twirling the plastic concrete with an insolent skill, and even using that antediluvian material glass block with flair.

From Time Magazine Archive

“A convoluting gray cloud had piled where Mount St. Helens should be,” said Bea.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

The robot held me back as Lhar advanced toward the girls, the skirt-like frill at her base convoluting as she moved.

From Where the World is Quiet by Kuttner, Henry

The spectacle of the legal procedure showed how a literate practice ended up convoluting justice.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

Suddenly, I realized that I was in more than any mortal danger; for the convoluting shadows about the ring were taking shape, and the death-hand was forming within the Pentacle.

From Carnacki, the Ghost Finder by Hodgson, William Hope