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

Mr. Ali’s attempt to contort it to reflect the controversy over immigration policy is ham-handed and confused.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

With a swarm of dancers all wearing the same gray uniform, they contort their bodies around her, creating a collective spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

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

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

Like an ever-so-slight key change in the final chorus, “Mother Mary” gradually contorts the longer Sam and Mary talk.

From Salon ● Apr. 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

Throughout every production, Curry contorts his voice for each character Man, Mooncakes and Monet meet.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

Her face contorts, and for a moment I’m afraid she’s going to cry.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Yu Ji’s cement sculptures take the shape of contorted human bodies—not uncomfortable but limberly twisted and folded—that are missing limbs; their contrasting materials and postures at once suggest permanence and evanescence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

Acquiring the semiautonomous Danish territory would further elevate his claims to greatness and the status of legend in his own contorted reality.

From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2025

His face was contorted with rage; Ranofer had seldom seen him look more vicious.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

An all-in-one Home Run Derby and skills competition of outfielders contorting their bodies in all directions to make highlight-worthy catches?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025

Images of Vance have sprouted up on X contorting his face into that of, well, everything you can imagine.

From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2025

His gift for contorting himself through the air and landing on the designated spot has made him one of the most sought-after stuntmen.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

At times, I feel like my body is folding on itself, contorting in the weirdest ways as the ground chews us up.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer