contorted
Example Sentences
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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
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
It has contorted statutory language to stop immigrants from obtaining effective relief against wrongful detention and deportation.
From Slate • Jul. 11, 2025
But the moves were spectacular - regularly drawing 'oooohs' from the crowd as they spun around, balanced on their head or one hand, swung through flairs or froze on the spot while contorted.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
Peering around Hugo as he contorted to pass through the doorway, Kendra glimpsed that they were not alone.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
