writhing

Example Sentences

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As soon as Mahomes was left writhing on the ground and grabbing his knee late in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, it was clear he had sustained a serious injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

The ghost of Gaga past re-emerges for Perfect Celebrity, writhing with camp energy in a shallow grave as she sings about the pressure and torture of stardom.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

Calderon every so often would collapse at school, writhing from nerve pain as if engulfed in fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

What about that time he poked with a blunt finger a writhing blob of beetle larvae massing on the top of a desert grass stem?

From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024

The look of it reminded Ella of a jewelry box she'd spotted on Gran's dresser with writhing filigree, twisted threads of gold on its lid.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton