deform

Example Sentences

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Defensive wars don’t merely protect states, they also deform them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Polymer networks with more crosslinks are stiffer, but they don't have the same freedom to deform, and they break easily when stretched.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

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

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos