contorted
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Ibrox contorted itself as the goalkeeper performed heroics and then the place let out a guttural groan as Hatate made it third time lucky.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Luciano had a singular style calling a strike, a twisting motion evocative of the football quarterback Lamar Jackson hurling a contorted cross-body pass to a receiver at the sidelines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Her contorted expression is rotted by anguish, as though life’s unbearable burdens have laid waste to their latest victim.
From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025
“She bounded around with so many positions and backtracked and so desperately contorted ... . She is more consistent now than she was then.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
The man’s contorted face was inches from Horan’s, his breath fetid.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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