twisted
Example Sentences
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When the lights were turned up, George Taylor’s beard lay twisted into three separate braids.
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The 35-year-old sculptor's studio brims with cogs, chains, hubcaps and engine parts as his hulking creations -- a lion with a mane of twisted steel, a giant Tyrannosaurus rex and a towering Optimus Prime -- take shape.
From Barron's
Duane twisted his neck around, following Magic’s sudden departure, watching the whole unexpected episode unravel before his eyes in slow motion.
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Somewhere along the line something went wrong and she was born with her right leg all twisted up.
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It was like she was trying to say something, but the words were heavy and got twisted on her tongue.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.