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
James Garfield’s assassination in 1881 involved 79 days of writhing medical purgatory.
From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024
Strips of sticky paper are dangling from the ceiling, writhing with trapped and dying flies.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024
Because of all the time they’ve spent together this season, Rojas said he was sad and angry when he saw Betts writhing on the ground in pain Sunday, after being plunked by a 98-mph fastball.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
They passed a blister in the ground—a writhing, translucent bubble the size of a minivan.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing writhing
Stargirl
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The Dragonet Prophecy
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