contorted
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So, where did a baseball-loving future MLB star growing up in Sherman Oaks come to such a contorted conclusion?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 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
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
“I actually find him really small and contorted and tortured.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2025
I imagined her face contorted with rage, her stance heavy and threatening.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing contorted
The Giver
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