deform

Example Sentences

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The tyres need to be able to deform as they go over rocks and then ping back to their original shape.

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

Jumping up and down would deform parts so that the holes aligned temporarily, allowing the mechanic to hit a pin with a mallet into the hole, he said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

“Or your hand will move and you’ll deform yourself.”

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos