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At some point in seemingly every game he is writhing on the court under the basket, his lanky frame easily battered by the NBA bruisers.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2023

Enter at the lowest level, which is writhing with an undersea melee of alienlike fish and other creatures in festive colors.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2021

In all that time, I’d managed only one clear thought: So this is writhing.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2021

It is the 12-year-old's first visit to a cinema, and he is writhing with embarrassment.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2011

Autumn’s body is writhing on the ground now, turning over repeatedly.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer