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Meanings of contort in English
Usage of contort in English
1
The podium, the lights, the focus and expectation contort the audience's perceptions.
2
He would contort your muscles and dislocate your bones like any osteopath.
3
I contort my wife's old nursing pillow to support my reclined back.
4
I saw a grim smile contort Mr. Rochester's lips, and he muttered-
5
How they contort rapid as lightning, with spasms and spouts of blood!
6
Grant saw Lloyd's eyes grow and his mouth contort before he continued.
7
Gamers no longer use stand-up machines; instead, they contort to sofas at home.
8
That means they don't have to contort to see what they're working on.
9
She wasn't going to let him contort a single soul more.
10
Hissing, shrieking my name now, as their bodies contort in rage.
11
For a moment Malorie sees her features contort, then shine instead.
12
Why is it nobler to contort the mind than to contort the body?
13
She felt her face contort in the moment before tears came.
14
She heard a savage snarling, and she saw Laura's face contort with horror.
15
I didn't have enough left in me to contort my face.
16
I watched her face contort for a moment, then her eyes swam blue.
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