Example Sentences

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But in the statement he said sea snakes had "writhed in agony" and marine life had suffered after some 25,000 litres of condensate leaked from an underwater hose.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2023

Tcheriapin very quickly detected the Scotsman's weakness, and one night he launched out into a series of amorous adventures which set Andrews writhing as he had writhed under the torture of "The Black Mass."

From Tales of Chinatown by Rohmer, Sax

He had writhed in torture at the sight of every shiny, purring automobile that had ever passed him with its load of well-groomed men and women.

From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice

She had writhed, and wept, and shuddered under the torturing hands of Doubt and Fear, Terror, and Surprise.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.

There had been many more of these degrading travesties on the sacred game, and I had writhed to see them.

From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)