deformed

Example Sentences

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When many nucleons participate in these coordinated transitions, the nucleus becomes strongly deformed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

More than a dozen countries took part in the weeks-long search for the vessel, which was eventually located a year later by a private British marine robotics firm, its hull dented and deformed.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The medical examiner retrieved a deformed metal projectile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Mina and Sade are witnesses not only to each other but also to the conditions that formed and deformed their dreams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

In Hazel’s hands they looked a little like deformed lollipops.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu