contort

Example Sentences

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Garcia tried not to say anything, contorting his face into an unpracticed grimace, while Davis kept swinging for his pride.

From Los Angeles Times

The Washington Spirit goalkeeper contorted her body as the ball neared, then poked it off the top of the crossbar and out of harm’s way.

From Washington Post

With her wife in the hospital after the car accident Taissa caused, the shadow self is growing stronger, appearing in a bathroom mirror, contorting Taissa’s face.

From New York Times

These works look like paintings of nonexistent sculptures: heavy, awkwardly contorted bathers.

From New York Times

I feel that if we continue to contort ourselves to the unique needs of every person who visits us, then we’ve lost our autonomy in our own home.

From Washington Post