Used in a Sentence

contortion

How to use contortion in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for contortion.

Editorial note

It's just body contortion, holding strange positions, and stretches.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of contortion gathered in one view.

noun

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

noun

a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for contortion.

noun

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

noun

a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

Example sentences

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It's just body contortion, holding strange positions, and stretches.

2

Facebook defaults to plaza though it can do warren with some contortion.

3

But don't pretend that by some weird contortion of logic and the rules of the universe hiring white men is "right".

4

This is called a thicket of views, a wilderness of views, a contortion of views, a writhing of views, a fetter of views.

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"What a contortion to characterize Apple's achievements"It's Mike Daisey, dude knows one song and he's playing it.

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You stay over home row much more with a Dvorak layout, there's much less finger contortion, and so it's correspondingly less strain on your hands.

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One example, when I use Linux I'm immediately met with the contortion of ctr-c/v/x not working as copy/paste across the board.

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It's a contortion to imagine Silverlight developers being happy.

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My primitive typing style never allows for contortion moves, and I'm worried that if I do move to a more proper style, I'll end up with the wrist pain that everyone talks about...

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"Kuhnian revolution" happens when the evidences mount up to the point the old paradigm cannot explain them away without great contortion.

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But the strength of virtual dom is that a single piece of code can handle insertions, deletions, sorts, splices and pretty much any data contortion you can throw at it without increasing code debt.

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However it's clear to me this contortion around the meaning of 'regulation' is something impossible to honestly defend.

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It's an interesting contortion...they don't qualitatively screen apps, but they effectively screen what flavor of the platform can have the chief app repository itself.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use contortion in a sentence?

It's just body contortion, holding strange positions, and stretches.

What does contortion mean?

the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)

What part of speech is contortion?

contortion is commonly used as noun.