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
“I don’t know,” the chaplain wailed softly in a quavering voice, squinting with grotesque contortions of anguish and incomprehension.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
