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
Giant pumps that send water south through aqueducts mangle the critters or draw them into the grasp of lurking predators.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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
The downtown area of Trumann on Sunday morning was still a mangle of downed power lines, shattered glass and damaged cars strewn about as if they were children’s toys.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2021
Like Bess packing her stuff and leaving didn’t mangle what was left of his broken heart.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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