bent out of shape
Example Sentences
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A metal public phone box is bent out of shape, its sign dangling as it probably has for years.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
My husband got all bent out of shape and said to our child that he guesses they can no longer play that game.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022
It’s a rusty piece of iron, bent out of shape.
From New York Times • May 26, 2021
But Elton did get bent out of shape because a group of us, the day after we arrived in Los Angeles, rented a car and went to Palm Springs.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2019
“Mom gets a little bent out of shape about the patriarchy. But I promise they’re fun. And my dad makes the best peanut butter chocolate chip pancakes. Hands down.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
