contort
verb (used with object)
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
have contorted
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present perfectof contort.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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I know what it is to have contorted or corroding bowels.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
Rerouted Fraser firs, fried Oregon pines, artificial trees caught in broken supply chains, and sky-high transportation costs have contorted the seasonal arbor trade like an oversized tree scrunched under a low ceiling.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2021
Rerouted Fraser firs, fried Oregon pines, artificial trees caught in broken supply chains and sky-high transportation costs have contorted the seasonal arbor trade like an oversized tree scrunched under a low ceiling.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
The clock and the calendar, abruptly bereft of events to fill them, have contorted themselves in peculiar ways.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2020
Others have been struck down by other severe heart conditions compounded by the heat, as well as basic cuts that have contorted into mass infections amid the unsanitary environment that now defines Venezuelan life.
From Fox News ● Jul. 11, 2019
