distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
distorts
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present tense formof distort (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It could be used if a trading partner deliberately undermines fair-market conditions and distorts the bloc’s market, the letter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The runway slope and width create what’s known as a crowned runway illusion that distorts a pilot’s perception of height and distance during their final approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, general relativity describes gravity as the bending of spacetime by mass, similar to how a heavy object distorts a stretched surface.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
"When you go through something like that so young it kind of distorts your reality for a long time," Pesante said.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
This mammoth icecap presses down so heavily that it actually distorts the shape of the earth.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
