twisting

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A twisting, jumping bounce pass from James to Jarred Vanderbilt for a dunk tied the game 91-91 with 8:57 to go, but the Pistons answered with six consecutive points.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

"Even the fact that she's twisting around and reaching for stuff, she couldn't do that at all," Carrie said.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

As a child, I spent so many nights playing tricks on myself, twisting the shadows from trees outside my window into the most terrifying images my mind could dream up.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

“I was simply 5 inches too tight on my line when my right arm hooked inside of the gate, twisting me and resulted in my crash,” Vonn wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Giant, twisting waves spun the ship like a toy.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis