contort

Example Sentences

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K.D. was still ranting on the sidewalk, banging his hand against a fence, contorting his fingers into the shape of a gun and then firing it off at the sky.

From New York Times

These scenes can get creepy, like when the ghost contorts his body, melts his face or tries to strangle a woman with a skinless arm that emerges from inside his mouth.

From Washington Post

“Lord knows Black folks endure a lot of contorting to fit in spaces that were not made for ourselves,” said Sade Lythcott, chief executive of the National Black Theater.

From New York Times

The contorted body of a female about his age, roughly 4 feet 6 inches tall, who had lived in the first century A.D.

From New York Times

“You have to add courtyards, you have to bring in air and light, you have to contort yourself to make the buildings attractive and habitable,” said Michael Abrams, a Foulger-Pratt executive.

From Washington Post