twisting
Example Sentences
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Acceleration is as simple as twisting the throttle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
They don’t know where or how to grasp a doorknob, handle or door edge or how much pulling, pushing or twisting force to apply.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
Messi toyed with United like a kid on the Playstation - twisting, turning, nutmegging defenders whose flailing white shirts might as well have been a call for surrender.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Treasury has attempted to limit its interest costs by twisting its borrowing toward short-term bills and away from intermediate- and long-term notes and bonds, which carry higher yields.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
She’s pacing back and forth, twisting her hands.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
