Sentence examples for are contorting from inspiring English sources

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are contorting

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To twist in a violent manner.

  • Features contorted with fury.

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Politicians are contorting themselves to try to strengthen the EFSF without relying on the ECB (see article).In 2008 governments were credible backstops for their banks and the Fed, the central bank at the heart of the crisis, was willing to do everything it could to create confidence.

They are contorting themselves.

But there is so much attention to the big, bad jumping fish that those tasked with fighting the onslaught are contorting themselves to battle only Asian carp.

Our eyes are contorting existing graffiti: "Could it be... ?" For me, the Banksy phenomenon, "Better Out Than In" is not so much about the destination, as it is, the journey.

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Faces are contorted.

His delicate features are contorted with misery and his dark eyes stream tears.

The players' faces are contorted in a grim but not unpleasant expression.

His face and body are contorted, and several times he appears to plunge down a flight of stairs.

His limbs are contorted and his hair is in his face, and yet his chaos has a poetry.

Self-unfolding items provide a practical convenience, wherein ring-like frames are contorted into a state of equilibrium and subsequently  pop up' or deploy when perturbed from a folded structure.

Arsenal fans' minds are contorted and misshapen things.

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