was twisting
- past progressive of twist.
Example Sentences
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“His mind was twisting them around. He was humiliated by the things that he thought were being said.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
Paola Mendoza, a founder of the Women’s March, noticed that she was twisting her wrist and told her to imagine shaking someone’s hand.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021
And I kept being confused by weird air effects down around my footrest; it seemed like I had dropped something that was twisting around my ankles.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2019
“My stomach was twisting and turning,” he says.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 22, 2019
The monkey was unscrewing the clasp, and the President, his face a mask of grim exultation, was twisting wires together.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
