contorted

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So, where did a baseball-loving future MLB star growing up in Sherman Oaks come to such a contorted conclusion?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Acquiring the semiautonomous Danish territory would further elevate his claims to greatness and the status of legend in his own contorted reality.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

“I actually find him really small and contorted and tortured.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 30, 2025

It has contorted statutory language to stop immigrants from obtaining effective relief against wrongful detention and deportation.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025

When Bull reached the lights of the stage, he fell to one knee, contorted his face in the pre-agony of nausea, then threw his head forward violently, pretending to vomit.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy