distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
Example Sentences
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Amid a looping vocal recording, Blake declares distortedly, “I’d rather you choose me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Does that create, maybe, a distortedly reasonable case for Tesla’s board of directors to let Musk have a deal he wanted?
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2023
The way the young Esther distortedly reflects her mother’s fluctuating fears and inner conflicts is one of the novel’s strengths.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
It is by distortedly exalting some men," he says, "that others are distortedly debased, till the whole is out of nature.
From William Pitt and the Great War by John Holland Rose
It is by distortedly exalting some men, that others are distortedly debased, till the whole is out of nature.
From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man by Moncure Daniel Conway
