writhe
Example Sentences
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But if you’ve put decades into watching this band, you deserve to see what this incarnation can wrench and writhe into.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
When athletes tear ACLs in other sports, crowds are used to watching them writhe on the ground in agony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
The Colombian star put on a spectacular show that saw her dance with knives, writhe in a fake cave and play a fiery guitar solo during Objection Tango.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2023
These characters are forever young, and Pantastico and Moore showed that in every shiver, every writhe of ecstasy, every weightless lift, every arabesque that looked poised to take flight.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022
All the darkened inlets and corridors that stretched into the carnival’s back alleys seemed to writhe and simmer.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Vocabulary lists containing writhe
"Of Mice and Men"
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