distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
are distorting
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present progressiveof distort.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The jump in prices in certain sectors highlights the ways that the spending habits of the wealthy are distorting the economy.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026
It previously agreed to add safeguards that could pause tariffs on some agricultural goods from South America if there is evidence that they are distorting prices in the EU.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
“When you have Apple and Amazon, and still Netflix to an extent, who are distorting the marketplace, all of it ripples out,” Mr. Gilula said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
These crisis programs are distorting the housing market.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 7, 2021
"Yes; you are distorting her the other way—making her too inhumanly worldly and insincere."
From The Price by Francis Lynde
