The phrase "a somewhat distorted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not entirely accurate or has been altered in some way.
Example: "The photograph presented a somewhat distorted view of the landscape, making it difficult to recognize the familiar landmarks."
Alternatives: "a slightly skewed" or "a somewhat altered".
But economists and industry experts noted that the reported numbers provide a somewhat distorted picture of market reality.
These accomplishments can give us a somewhat distorted sense of success.
Much of the research to date on mammary epithelial differentiation has focused upon expression of milk protein genes, providing a somewhat distorted view of alveolar differentiation and secretory activation.
In the December 2007 Forum article on the links between food additives and hyperactivity, Barrett (2007) offered a somewhat distorted perspective on the public health implications of these additives.
In addition, Beck suggested that childhood adversities might distort cognition about oneself and the world, and that depressed patients with childhood neglect often show dysfunctional attitudes, or a somewhat distorted cognitive schema [ 18].
In some cases, only one conformation will be present in the solved crystal structure, which may create a somewhat distorted picture, suggesting the absence of a gate when the open conformation is stabilized or the absence of a pathway when the closed conformation is stabilized.
Cells of mutant strain A varied widely in size and shape; mostly, yeast and pseudohyphal forms with budding scars at the ends were present, although a few somewhat distorted shapes were also seen.
The Cremer-Pople puckering parameters for glucose bound to HoBGLA are (φ = 237.9°, θ = 15.7°, Q = 0.57), consistent with a C1 chair somewhat distorted toward a B boat.
In the United States in 1905 the Libbey Owens Glass Company began making sheet glass by a continuous drawing process from a reservoir of molten glass; its surface was somewhat distorted, but it was much cheaper than plate glass.
As a result, our knowledge of social ecological systems is somewhat distorted.
It both increased, and somewhat distorted, his reputation.
