distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
was distorting
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past progressiveof distort.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Nearly a decade ago, Fraser-Jenkins raised eyebrows by claiming that passive investing was distorting the processes of price discovery and efficient capital allocation.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 8, 2025
“It felt like I was distorting their spirit.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2022
But obviously when people rallied around the book and recognized that he was distorting my work, and of course, Judge Jackson would go on to be confirmed, I was fine.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2022
“No, no, no, I didn’t. I didn’t get any sense that he was distorting anything,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 9, 2020
What he did not realize was that he was distorting the facts of the case in order to establish the possibility of his own theory.
From The Hand in the Dark by Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees
