Many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : Several fibers were used to twist the rope. ,The sculptor twisted the form into an arabesque. He twisted his body around to look behind him. ,He twisted his ankle. ,He twisted the arm off the puppet. ,She twisted her face in a wry smile. ,He twisted my comment about to suit his own purpose. ,The loss of his business twisted his whole outlook on life. ,to twist the hair into a knot. ,I twisted my chair to face the window. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : The screenwriters gave the old plot a new twist. From Dictionary.com.
His expression twisted into a grimace as the bone dust began to fly. From Wordnik.com. [Harvest] Reference
African-American candidates are always faced with what I call twisted and contorted logic to challenge their candidacies. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2007] Reference
Pretoria office of Beeld newspaper to object to what they called twisted reporting on their campaign for hunger striking prisoner. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
His expression twisted, thick with sardonic hu'mor. From Wordnik.com. [The Howling Stones]
Her name twisted from his throat on a pained whisper. From Wordnik.com. [The Lightkeeper]
The other end of the charger slid in twisted and locked. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
The way that statement has been twisted is shockingly dishonest. From Wordnik.com. [All we need is Blog?] Reference
The creature who had once been human paused, his expression twisted with frustration. From Wordnik.com. [Shadowfane]
Then he says I must of got the name twisted, and probably it's one of these curly horns. From Wordnik.com. [Somewhere in Red Gap] Reference
His expression twisted between loathing and hatred, and then he spit into Davvol's face. From Wordnik.com. [Bloodlines]
Happily, when it comes to event-driven network programming, twisted is the only contender. From Wordnik.com. [Suttree » Casual Games, Social Software » /usr/bin/playsh] Reference
She - "his expression twisted horribly," became somethin 'less than human but more than dead. From Wordnik.com. [Mission to Moulokin]
Actually being eager to sit in judgment on the fate of a fellow being ... man, how twisted is that?. From Wordnik.com. [Trial And Error] Reference
Reply to #176: if you actually tried to follow his logic, you†™ d get your brain twisted up like a pretzel. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Limbaugh Distorts Numbers To Downplay Global Warming Science] Reference
Darling du jour: ruptured bulkheads frozen in twisted alloy petals like balloons captured at the moment of bursting. From Wordnik.com. [the lights go down and it's just you up there, getting them to feel like that] Reference
Anskiere's summons consumed his awareness and the direction of its call twisted every fiber of his being into alignment. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
"In that case, shouldn't you be looking for Kris?" he asked, his expression twisted as if he'd swallowed something very unpleasant. From Wordnik.com. [Arrow's Fall]
His expression twisted on his next words. From Wordnik.com. [The Flower Man] Reference
The sword twisted in Harri's hand, but he held on to it. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragons of Chaos]
"His expression twisted at the memory of his last visit. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat is a Metaphor] Reference
Hearing these words, the shadow's expression twisted up. From Wordnik.com. [Baka Updates Manga] Reference
For the record, I do acknowledge how strange and twisted that is to say. From Wordnik.com. [Hollye Harrington Jacobs: Diagnosis: Breast Cancer -- My World Stopped] Reference
No! The sword twisted in her hands, desperate now to fulfill its purpose. From Wordnik.com. [The Warslayer]
It may more properly be called the twisted-tail ant-eater (Cyclothurus didactylus). From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
Instead, the sword twisted in Valder's hand, ripping through the northerner's neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Misenchanted Sword]
Tears began to fall down Elaina’s face and inside a sharp pain twisted and writhed. From Wordnik.com. [Together « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Call twisted in pain—through the legs of his captors he could see the buggy being righted. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Man’s Walk] Reference
Margot twisted herself quickly from his grasp, and her arms stretched out and encircled his neck. From Wordnik.com. [Big Game A Story for Girls] Reference
Your penchant for the twisted is alive and well. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
The bicycles, motorcycles, just kind of twisted apart. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2008] Reference
FISHER: She ` s kind of twisted in a way that I can ` t do that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 10, 2006] Reference
KURTZ: So you think the media kind of twisted the meaning of his words?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 6, 2008] Reference
Was Cherkis making some kind of twisted joke about me not getting mad back at him?. From Wordnik.com. [Murray Waas: The Wag Time Pet Spa Conspiracy... And a Cancer Survivor's Right to Respect] Reference
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: And also that other shot where we saw some of the metal kind of twisted back. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2005] Reference
HAMMER: It ` s the kind of twisted love stories we hear about in Hollywood and across America. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2007] Reference
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