How to Use twisted in a Sentence

twisted

adjective
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  • But to look at the darkest, most twisted version of that good.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Sep. 2022
  • On the first day, his students make a curved and twisted hook, then a leafy key ring fob.
    — Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Cranes were brought in to peel away layers of twisted, burned steel.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Over time, the nail forms an oyster-like or twisted horn shape.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 19 July 2024
  • From there, the dark and twisted concept quickly evolved.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The hosts test Ellen and Mitch’s will to survive and to withstand twisted wordplay traps.
    — Nina Sharma, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2023
  • What intrigued me the most are the twisted stories about camels who are known to be spiteful and hold a grudge.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Awards Bill Pullman gets into the twisted mind of a killer.
    — Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
  • Glass panes and twisted metal beams were breaking loose in gusts of wind and crashing to the ground.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The story comes to us in two twisted strands, a double helix of past and present.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
  • Tight end Cameron Latu has a twisted ankle along with Gibbs.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Tree trunks and large twisted roots jut out the skeletal school structure.
    — Yousra Elbagir, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Straight uphill, twisted chest-high grass mixed with briers and field burrs.
    — Eric Church, Field & Stream, 5 June 2024
  • By Thursday, the death toll had climbed to 57, as search teams kept pulling bodies from the twisted wreckage.
    — Iliana Magra, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Smoke rose from the homes that were little more than piles of rubble and twisted metal.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022
  • The images also show what was left of the truck that was hit, as well as pieces of twisted metal from the crossing.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
  • West's curls were slicked into a low bun with a twisted strand framing her face.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Take your final twisted straw over the heat gun and create a gentle arch.
    — New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • One person could be seen slumped under twisted metal in the driver’s seat of one of the cars.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 1 July 2024
  • The roots of American snacking are strange and twisted.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • When to get help Sometimes, twisted ankles need more than at-home care.
    — Stacey Colino, Parents, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Foreman missed most of December with a twisted ankle and the flu.
    — Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2023
  • That was a stellar moment, a bright spot in an otherwise kind of dark and twisted year.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Now entire stretches of road are lined with dead trees, their trunks twisted and dry, their bark a ghostly white.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
  • Like twisted forms of fireworks, Buck and his regime watch as smoke, bullets and flashes from impact light up the night sky.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Ohio police stepped in to help a deer in a twisted situation.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Piles of tree branches, twisted metal and wreckage stand taller than the children who play here.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 July 2022
  • Strain liquid into a cocktail glass and top with a twisted piece of lemon peel as garnish.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Because the universe gets twisted and weird like that sometimes.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • It was all supposed to be done for comedy’s sake; a classic case of the end, aka healthy ratings, justifying the means, no matter how twisted or hurtful.
    — Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 20 July 2024

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