Sentence examples for I contorted from inspiring English sources

I tried very hard, I contorted my face this way and that but eventually, when we were out on the street, the tears came.

As I contorted myself in an attempt to escape the fusty odour of the passenger next to me on a recent long-haul flight, it occurred to me that there are few cliches so divorced from the truth as the glamorously seductive notion of plane travel.

I contorted my hands and feet and drove it around like I owned that motherfucker, just to see what it was like.

It was enough time for my family to arrive, and for my arm, shoulder, and neck to their own aches and pains as I contorted my whole body to compensate for the injury and resulting swelling.

One of the three coins slips from my outstretched fingers & falls somewhere in the small car, & I contort my body to retrieve this touch of alloyed copper.

This was definitely physically uncomfortable for me, as I spent the entire flight trying to avoid physical contact that would have been inevitable had I not contorted myself into a weird sitting position where I was basically pressed up against the window.

Somewhere along the way I was contorted by self-loathing, marvelling at what a prattling wretch I've become.

I can contort my face too!' " But I understand the impulse.

A few years ago, at the London Marathon, I terrified an old lady as I gasped and contorted my way to the side of the road, desperately trying to hide the pain as my legs went into spasm.

To correct this problem, I must contort my body.

A friend once pointed out that it's funny to watch me move through a group of people because I casually contort myself around everyone to make sure we don't touch.