twisted

Example Sentences

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The barbs were placed on a wire, and a second wire was twisted around it to hold the barbs in place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I just twisted my left hip, then caught my balance.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

There was a kind of twisted inevitability with how the Republic of Ireland's fate was sealed after Hallgrimsson revealed in the build-up that his squad would not practise penalties.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Many have expressed fears of an Orwellian-style forever war, or worse, the use of the atomic weapon invented “to end all wars” in a twisted attempt to do so, poisoning the region as a byproduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“Until all you care about is yourself and the mirror. It makes humans twisted and evil.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff