warp
verb (used with object)
to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, as timbers or flooring.
had warped
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past perfectof warp.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Opening the debate, Swinney said the so-called "manosphere" and extreme pornography had "warped views and attitudes in disturbing and profoundly harmful ways".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Jauregui and Smith said prosecutors had warped and twisted innocent, if sometimes “offensive,” chatter into an insurrectionist plot.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
The petroleum fires had warped the road’s asphalt.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
The wooden walkway, used by thousands of people every year, had warped, it said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2022
Though deprivation had warped Larson’s vision in a couple of areas, it seemed crystal-clear in another: new prison construction.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
