tortuous

Example Sentences

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"Yes," was the unequivocal reply when asked if this was one of the 'most satisfying' wins of his, at times, tortuous 13 months in charge.

From BBC

That may, of course, be Mr. Joseph’s point: We are as confounded by the tortuous vagaries of their painful histories, and by their stubborn inability to connect, as they themselves are.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which was tortuous because I’m like, “How do I recreate this thing that I didn’t even fully make myself?”

From Los Angeles Times

A moot point, like so many in this tortuous saga.

From BBC

Never has the first phase of what is certain to be a tortuous process of negotiations, of breakthroughs and breakdowns, been marked by such fanfare.

From BBC