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
His dark face twitched distortedly in the fading light.
From Shining Ferry by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
But the crabbed characters of M. de Kercadiou swam distortedly under her eyes.
From Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
