twist
Example Sentences
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“Just a few hours,” I mumble, staring out the window at a gnarled oak tree that twists up to the sky.
From Literature
Mom twists her hands together, something she does when she’s nervous.
From Literature
Both of his hands are like twisted tree limbs.
From Literature
A light breeze blew, and for a moment it looked like she was trying to twist the weed in her fingers.
From Literature
In a twist that stunned Westminster, she was then reinstated as home secretary just six days later, after Rishi Sunak entered 10 Downing Street.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
