contortion

Example Sentences

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They were former gymnasts and cheerleaders and tumbling prodigies whose after-school activities provided them with a muscle memory for all sorts of bodily contortions.

From Salon

Maybe that’s what makes this particular revival work: the plot contortions don’t make much sense, but the show isn’t really trying to convince you that they do.

From Washington Post

Last year, at the summit in Cornwall, Britain, the awkward contortions of pandemic life led to a photo in which G7 leaders were spaced apart on a platform, like a set of action figures.

From New York Times

He is blessed with abilities and cursed by their existence, and his body contortions and facial expressions betray just that.

From Washington Post

The language for the verdict was passive and ungainly — a sentence that has to tie itself into knots in order to bear such moral contortions.

From New York Times