deform
Example Sentences
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"If we permanently deform a tyre, it doesn't roll efficiently, and we have issues with power loss," says Dr Padula.
From BBC • May 12, 2025
I love this quote by Ntozake Shange: “i cant count the number of times i have viscerally wanted to attack deform n maim the language that i was taught to hate myself in.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025
At very high exposures, fluoride can also weaken and deform bones.
From Salon • May 7, 2024
Over time, this position can deform your shoulder, chest and neck muscles and put pressure on your spine.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024
He felt naked, transparent; he felt that this white man, having helped to put him down, having helped to deform him, held him up now to look at him and be amused.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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