contortions

Example Sentences

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Arco Renz’s choreography of the students as they haunt the present day makes their distress visible through physical contortions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Many phrases have peppered this past year of diplomatic contortions over how best to deal with the US's unpredictable president and commander-in-chief.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The contortions of so many travelers bending, crouching, and hopping alongside the metal detector lent comic flavor to the plane journey.

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2025

The 30-year-old Olympian has worked on refining his style with signature head spins and body contortions while standing out among other B-boys.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Romero never made any contortions, always it was straight and pure and natural in line.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway