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Contorting is an English word. Below you'll find 8 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Contorting | Contorted | Contort | Contorts

Contorting meaning

present participle and gerund of contort

Using Contorting

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of contort
  • In the example corpus, contorting often appears in combinations such as: contorting her, by contorting.

Context around Contorting

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

medium 1× face 1×

Often after:

itself 1× effect 1× public 1×

Sentence patterns with Contorting

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

affair by contorting her like 1× chewing face contorting and all 1× commercial medium contorting itself to 1× have been contorting the facts 1× himself by contorting his head 1× of this contorting effect is 1× she s contorting her face 1× state was contorting public nuisance 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a lack of 1× johnson johnson s 1× released at the 1× shirai fought back 1× television on the 1× the acts gradually 1×

Common sentence endings:

before their eyes 1× by a barrel 1× contorting and all 1× dynamo of energy 1× money crunching executives 1× of being unrecognizable 1×

Words around Contorting

Just before it in the word index:

contorted 38 contort 15 contorno 3 contoocook 2 contois 5 contis 2

Just after it in the word index:

contortion 9 contortionist 17 contortionists 3 contortions 10 contortrix 2 contorts 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Contorting

  • In this selection, "contorting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, medium, face, itself, effect and public stand out and add context to how "contorting" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include affair by contorting her like and chewing face contorting and all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "contorting" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with contorting

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A lack of this contorting effect is what doesn’t work with some of the other photographs. (17 words)

Johnson & Johnson’s lawyers contended that the state was contorting public nuisance law to the point of being unrecognizable. (19 words)

Shirai fought back as Baszler opened the affair by contorting her like a plaything then stomping on her head. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The acts gradually disintegrate – Heidi nearly destroys the set by botching a swing, Abi, the Indian mystic, incapacitates himself by contorting his head into his rectum, and Sid's tribble -like pets are crushed by a barrel. (37 words)

Released at the peak of Carrey’s Nineties fame, Batman Forever didn’t cast Carrey because he would be perfect for The Riddler, but because they wanted Jim Carrey – squirming, scenery-chewing, face-contorting and all. (36 words)

While Fox shills like Watters have been contorting the facts to Joe Biden is “a money laundering operation for foreign nationals,” they’ve curiously missed the massive influence peddling that happened right before their eyes. (35 words)

Example sentences (8)

Television, on the other hand, is a heavily commercial medium, contorting itself to the demands of advertisers and money-crunching executives.

While Fox shills like Watters have been contorting the facts to Joe Biden is “a money laundering operation for foreign nationals,” they’ve curiously missed the massive influence peddling that happened right before their eyes.

Whether she’s contorting her face into clownish expressions or fracturing bad guys’ limbs, Robbie is a dynamo of energy.

A lack of this contorting effect is what doesn’t work with some of the other photographs.

Johnson & Johnson’s lawyers contended that the state was contorting public nuisance law to the point of being unrecognizable.

Released at the peak of Carrey’s Nineties fame, Batman Forever didn’t cast Carrey because he would be perfect for The Riddler, but because they wanted Jim Carrey – squirming, scenery-chewing, face-contorting and all.

Shirai fought back as Baszler opened the affair by contorting her like a plaything then stomping on her head.

The acts gradually disintegrate – Heidi nearly destroys the set by botching a swing, Abi, the Indian mystic, incapacitates himself by contorting his head into his rectum, and Sid's tribble -like pets are crushed by a barrel.

Common combinations with contorting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "contorting" in a sentence?
An example: "Television, on the other hand, is a heavily commercial medium, contorting itself to the demands of advertisers and money-crunching executives." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "contorting" from authentic English texts.
What does "contorting" mean?
Contorting means: present participle and gerund of contort
How many example sentences with "contorting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "contorting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.