contort
verb (used with object)
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
will contort
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future tenseof contort.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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For some, hiring a party coach is a radical act of prioritizing leisure time and breaking with a culture where people will contort themselves to optimize their work life while letting their personal time suffer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
What makes his novels funny is Greer’s understanding of how absurdly writers will contort their psyches to feel like they count, like they’re loved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
Part of the problem is that people will contort logic in seemingly absurd ways to maintain a high opinion of themselves.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2021
A frightened chimp will contort its face into an anxious “fear grin.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2019
Creating a development plan and acting on it will contort that bad feeling into one of progress, self-motivation and achievement.
From Forbes ● Jun. 3, 2014
