distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
were 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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The subsidies were distorting prices and competition in the Part D market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
In his televised interview, Marcos Jr denied accusations that he and his family were distorting history.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2022
As we went through that period, we saw a lot of different ways that people were distorting or abusing the good use cases for MSI for things that were not so great.
From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022
Mr. Lou was responding to questions about the Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew, who has complained that China’s huge surpluses were being sold so cheaply on international markets that they were distorting the global economy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2016
He was talking really to himself, but was recalled to his mother by the tears which, he suddenly perceived, were distorting her face.
From Dangerous Ages by Dame Rose Macaulay
