Usage examples (37)

• Noun : His account of the incident was a complete contortion of fact
• I went through some brain contortions try to see that as a kilt but it was plain BEIGE for pete's sake!
• CNN is in contortions about the political implications of this decision given Warner's political aspirations.
• Behind all of these contortions is the assertion that these stories “matter,” a sentiment born of the need to sell individual comic books week in and week out.