distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
has distorted
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present perfectof distort (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But for Claire Sisk, a content creator and advocate who has distorted vision, this can be dangerous.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The practice of "negative gearing" has distorted the market and would end on Tuesday, for all houses apart from those newly built, Chalmers said.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
That blind spot has distorted transportation policy for decades—and it has led Americans to overstate the disruption when a chunk of highway goes unexpectedly offline.
From Slate ● Mar. 26, 2024
A second reason is the way the Premier League’s financial might has distorted the market.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
We don’t often think about the role of time in life-or-death situations, perhaps because Hollywood has distorted our sense of what happens in a violent encounter.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
