Example Sentences

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His fevers were so bad that he insisted on sleeping in the rain, and he writhed in pain "like he'd been thrown in hot oil", says his mother, Sughra.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

"It's all of ours first day," said a curator, re-assembling the artwork as it writhed.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The anchors made the appropriate comments of shock and grief while I writhed in my seat wondering where all the various fire lines actually were at that moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2025

Gen Xers can relate, having writhed through that angst years ago before realizing how much better it is to resume not caring anymore.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

Salim doubled over with groans and writhed like he had been poisoned.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd