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Meanings of desperate twist in English

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Usage of desperate twist in English
1
Gillian gave a desperate twist, but let her aunt smooth her hand.
Beechcroft at Rockstone
2
Tom gave his wheel a desperate twist to get out of the way.
Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle; Or, Fun and Adventures on the Roa...
3
The money was voted; and even then, at that last hour, Mr. Gladstone made another, final, desperate twist.
Eminent Victorians
4
Instantly burying his face in his hands, a cruel strike for McLoughlin and a desperate twist for Mayo so early on.
The Irish Times
5
Frantic, she gave the key a final desperate twist, and as a sigh of relief escaped her lips the door swung open.
The Strange Case of Cavendish
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