contorted
Example Sentences
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Luciano had a singular style calling a strike, a twisting motion evocative of the football quarterback Lamar Jackson hurling a contorted cross-body pass to a receiver at the sidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 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
For more than an hour, I had twisted and contorted myself trying without success to get a grip on that two-inch piece of silicone.
From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024
The figure in the wheelchair was frail and contorted, and it was the voice more than anything that helped me recognise her.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
