How to Use writhe in a Sentence

writhe

verb
Definition of writhenext
Synonyms for writhenext
  • In the background of the video, Brown can be heard writhing in pain.
    — Deantae Prince, SI.com, 23 May 2018
  • FaceTimed her, writhing in pain from the side of a road.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Users writhing on the ground, wide-eyed and struggling to breathe.
    — Robert Scheer, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Gordon writhed in pain on the ground and took a long time to get up.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • One soldier writhed in pain while the skin seemed to peel off his face.
    — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 7 Aug. 2017
  • After the play, the junior remained down on the field writhing in pain.
    — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • All of a sudden, the fans who had been cheering went silent as the Hersey star writhed in pain.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The Lions recovered and Cook stayed on the ground, writhing in pain.
    — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2017
  • Instead, the sick lie on the ground outside, writhing and crying in pain.
    — Mallory Locklear, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2018
  • Commuters overcome by the gas were left writhing in pain.
    — Washington Post, 6 July 2018
  • Those writhing men on the ceiling, too, might know what is meant by all this handsy back-and-forth.
    — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 24 May 2017
  • Cars weave between palm fronds and live power lines, writhing in the wind.
    — Time, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Green then stomped his foot down on Sabonis, who screamed out in pain while writhing on the floor.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023
  • One German soldier screamed in mock pain, writhing on the ground.
    — Brian Albrecht, cleveland.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Snakes writhed along its body, sometimes in manes around its heads.
    — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2023
  • In the case of the city’s sports venues, that spent dollar starts to fold over, but gets a cramp, pulls up lame and falls to the ground writhing in pain.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2018
  • The other left Williams writhing in pain as an errant snap struck him below the belt.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The ball careened toward the third base dugout for a single as Hoffman writhed in pain on the mound.
    — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2019
  • The hognose snake will feign death by opening its mouth, rolling over on its back, and writhing around.
    — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 11 June 2019
  • Sing while lounging atop a grand piano, but stop short of writhing.
    — WSJ, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Marqise Lee made the big gain as Hooker lay on the turf, writhing and holding his right knee.
    — Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The first year, though, the warm water attracted mayflies that bred and filled the lake with writhing larvae.
    — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 12 Feb. 2016
  • Watch her resort to drinking water out of the hose and writhe around from the spiciness of the pepper.
    — Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 6 Mar. 2018
  • McCullers tagged the bag to ensure an out but writhed in pain thereafter.
    — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 31 May 2018
  • Then Ms. Horn and her six-piece band piled into a writhing minor vamp.
    — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 16 May 2017
  • For an hour, Sanchez had contractions, writhing in pain and screaming for help, the footage showed.
    — Mariel Padilla, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Thomas went down on a run by Duke Johnson with 5:44 left in the third quarter on Sunday, writhing on the ground.
    — Dan Labbe, cleveland.com, 22 Oct. 2017
  • While Mariar screams and writhes in pain, the officer who fired the shot picks up an object from the floor.
    — Ted Genoways, The New Republic, 25 May 2023
  • Flanked by a group of female backup dancers, Doja writhed and waded through a puddle of mud, making out and rolling about with the ladies in one lusty mass.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The suspect, who remains on the loose, shoved the woman Sunday morning and stole $300 from her purse, her cellphone and her car while the woman writhed in agony on the ground, security video shows.
    — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024

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