Example Sentences

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“This is contorting science to make money,” Dr. Haney said.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2022

There he is contorting his face and cackling maniacally, starting to feel the “side effects” of quarantine.

From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2021

Thiel is contorting the definition of bully to mean someone who makes me feel uncomfortable.

From Slate • May 26, 2016