Wondering how to use Contort in a sentence? Below are 13 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as wring or twist.
Contort in a sentence
Related words
Contort meaning
- To twist in a violent manner.
- To twist into or as if into a strained shape or expression.
Example sentences (13)
Bullets are precious resources, and it’s easy to waste them as enemies unnaturally and unpredictably contort around.
In the photos, black men sit and stand and contort themselves for portraits, from entirely nude to fully clothed.
On another occasion, pandemonium broke out after some children began to scream and contort their bodies as if possessed by demons.
He does not reduce the arm speed, doesnтАЩt slow his action, he does not contort his wrist wickedly.
Shouldn't even be a trial, but it is too funny to see the lengths and norms that the Dems will push and contort to try and get this man.
He can play above the rim down the field and can contort his body to make special catches.
Powers: Exposure to a meteorite granted Rubberduck incredible elasticity, allowing him to stretch his body and limbs and even contort them into various shapes.
Within a few moments, Liu's facial muscles started to contort.
While he doesn't necessarily have a superpower, Laughton is able to contort his body in nearly impossible ways, making him extremely flexible and able to fit his body into small spaces.
He still has the quickest first step out of any defender, and his ability to contort his body and bend just out of reach of the linemen remains one of the most amazing sights in the league.
It can be no surprise that those who abhor truth, who contort their minds to avoid reality, who want to be coddled in the myth of riskless existence, are those most bothered by the very existence of the gadfly.
On Facetune 2, those features are even easier to use: There are tools that can instantly contort the subject’s expression into one that is “fierce” (i.e. squintier-eyed) or “cute,” which creates a more crooked smile.
This leads to the unforgettable dinner sequence, where the Creels are traumatized after Mrs. Creel twists up in the air and dies after her limbs contort (later revealing a smirking Henry, who wipes off the blood from his nose).
Common combinations with contort
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- contort his 4×
- and contort 3×
- to contort 3×
- contort their 2×
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