TWIST in a Sentence
Learn TWIST from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
179 example sentences for TWIST, such as:
1. Too much force will twist the key.
2. His writing has a legal twist about it.
3. She twisted her hair into a tight knot.
4. The patient's face twisted up with pain.
5. You have to twist the lid off, not pull it.
2. His writing has a legal twist about it.
3. She twisted her hair into a tight knot.
4. The patient's face twisted up with pain.
5. You have to twist the lid off, not pull it.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of TWIST
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twist
n. the act of rotating rapidly
n. any clever maneuver
Classic Sentence: (161 in 11 pages)
1 He looked so capable and calm and even the slight twist of his mouth was comforting as though it proved her agony and confusion unwarranted.
2 Though her hair was tumbling about her shoulders, her bosom heaving breathlessly and her skirts mud splattered to the knees, his face did not change with surprise or question or his lips twist with mockery.
3 And forge me first, twelve rods for its shank; then wind, and twist, and hammer these twelve together like the yarns and strands of a tow-line.
4 Now, Jake,' grandmother was saying, 'if you can find that old rooster that got his comb froze, just give his neck a twist, and we'll take him along.
5 His writing has a legal twist about it.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER V. OUR ADVERTISEMENT BRINGS A VISITOR
6 The little twist of sound could have the whole of her.
7 At the end of a minute a dull splashing reverberated from the bottom of the well; the helical twist he had imparted to the rope had reached the grapnel below.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
8 Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
9 As I cried, I kicked the wall, and took a hard twist at my hair; so bitter were my feelings, and so sharp was the smart without a name, that needed counteraction.
10 Still watching me, he laid them one upon the other, folded them long-wise, gave them a twist, set fire to them at the lamp, and dropped the ashes into the tray.
11 His pretty, boyish face, with a twist of fresh grass bound round his hair, was all working with effort; but whenever anyone looked at him he smiled.
12 Uncle Charles smoked such black twist that at last his nephew suggested to him to enjoy his morning smoke in a little outhouse at the end of the garden.
13 He stood before the wide opening, glaring, and I yelled at him to come back, while I straightened the sudden twist out of that steamboat.
14 You can twist the heart in a girl as easy as some could twist her arms to hurt her.
15 The nettles seemed to twist long arms furnished with claws in search of prey.
Example Sentence: (18 in 2 pages)
1 Her hands began to twist the handles of the bag she carried.
2 Too much force will twist the key.
3 You have to twist the lid off, not pull it.
4 Pull the wire tight and then twist the ends round.
5 By a curious twist of fate, cricket was also my favourite sport.
6 Anything that they can twist into a prophecy is a thing that they love to pass on.
7 It was to twist it up into a sort of knot, and then keep tight hold of its right ear and left foot, so as to prevent its undoing itself.
8 Needing to stay close to a source of water, he follows every twist and turn of the streams as they meander through the countryside.
9 But while this gimmick is an interesting starting point, Trier and Scorsese would have to find a way to twist the story that makes it worth telling again.
10 With 'go green' becoming the hottest mantra in all spheres of life, some conscientious Vizagites are giving their Diwali festivities too an eco-friendly twist this year.
11 A young twig is easier twisted than an old tree.
12 The patient's face twisted up with pain.
13 She twisted her hair into a tight knot.
14 I was moving some furniture and I twisted my ankle in the process.
15 He twisted and turned in a desperate attempt to shake off his pursuer.