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Meanings of frightful contortion in English

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Usage of frightful contortion in English
1
As the words passed his lips, a frightful contortion fastened itself on Oscar's face.
Poor Miss Finch
2
At the third reiteration of the words, the frightful contortion that I knew so well, seized on his face.
Poor Miss Finch
3
They laughed and yelled, and sprang about with frightful contortions.
French and English: A Story of the Struggle in America
4
Many were seized with fits, exhibited frightful contortions of their limbs and features, and became a fearful spectacle to the bystander.
Lives of the Necromancers
5
The superhuman struggles, the frightful contortions and writhings of the man, his ear-splitting yells, the horrible smell of roasting flesh-oh ,God
The Congo Rovers: A Story of the Slave Squadron
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