distort
verb (used with object)
to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.
will distort
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future tenseof distort.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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But if your elastic wrapping paper has a pattern on it, stretching it this way will distort the pattern, enlarging some parts and not others.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
Focusing on an event that may or may not happen will distort your perspective and merely create fear.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
Freeze the water and ice crystals will distort microscopic images.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2017
Zdeb added that the fear that Reid training will distort her colleagues’ judgment is unwarranted: their educational background enables them to filter what they learn and to implement it appropriately.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 25, 2016
As to a mimic or a wag, he is little else than a buffoon, who will distort his mouth and his eyes to make people laugh.
From The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant by John Hamilton Moore
