contorted
Example Sentences
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Davidson would have to be carried by her teammates and coaches to the bench, where her face contorted in pain as trainers examined her.
From Los Angeles Times
The other kids stood by in shock, their faces contorted into masks of dismay and disbelief.
From Literature
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A figure was walking swiftly past a top-floor window, and its face was contorted with anger.
From Literature
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Coal took an early shower and contorted himself trying to extract the splinters from hard-to-reach places with a pair of tweezers.
From Literature
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Acquiring the semiautonomous Danish territory would further elevate his claims to greatness and the status of legend in his own contorted reality.
From Salon
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