mangle

Example Sentences

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Anthony Seward was 20 when his hand was crushed in an industrial mangle - an injury that required multiple surgeries, including having the hand sewn into his abdomen to help it heal.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

To slightly mangle Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run": the market's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance Powell drive; everybody's out on the run tonight, and there's no place left to hide.

From Reuters • Mar. 7, 2023

Then I mangle a “merci” and step between the tables, each crowded with young tech workers speaking in euphonic blends of French and English, to a stool by the window overlooking the crowded street.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2022

Both senators had made remarks earlier in their respective hearings in which they displayed a solid grasp of the concepts they later appeared to mangle.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2021

The mangle turned of its own accord in a corner, wringing out what looked like one of Mr. Weasley’s vests.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling