How to Use contortionist in a Sentence

contortionist

noun
  • And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Getting into and out of your vehicle can at times be a contortionist’s job.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Last week’s contortionist archer.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • One doll is a contortionist, while another is an animal tamer.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But the scene stealer is the contortionist midway through the production.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • An aerial act who’s practically a contortionist as well is adept at synching his moves to the music.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
  • There are jugglers, balancing acts, pole climbers, a contortionist.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 6 June 2019
  • Cortes is a contortionist who thrives on disruption, an oddity among the creatures of habit that baseball breeds.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Yes, that means contortionists, strong men and dancers at Hilbert Circle Theatre.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2018
  • All accompany the contortionist, trapeze and tightrope circus classics that spectators young and old have come to ooh and aah at.
    — Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
  • There will be fire dancers, a contortionist, a magician, live music, costume contest, vendors, food trucks, bar and more.
    — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • In real life, Hödlmoser — who goes by they/them pronouns — is a contortionist and can bend their body in all sorts of different ways.
    — Rachel Paige, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • On one wall is a Diane Arbus photograph of a contortionist standing in a room lit by a dangling bulb.
    — The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022
  • This nod to the golden age of circus entertainment includes high-wire acts, ridiculously strong men, contortionists and so much more.
    — Denise Harris, star-telegram.com, 24 May 2017
  • Instead, the director lets his acrobats, divers and contortionists showcase their skills and then molds the story around their talents.
    — Zeena Saifi, Jon Jensen, CNN, 27 Sep. 2017
  • The contortionist performed inside the martini glass in one of the wedding's biggest highlights.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Imagine the protein as a contortionist folding itself into a pretzel.
    — Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Wired, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The body is lying face down, and the legs swing up into the air, backward, and get placed down to the left and right side of the robot's butt in a crazy contortionist's pretzel position.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2024
  • That person is facing away from the camera, but their hand is holding that Canadian flag in a way that would perplex even the most skilled circus contortionist.
    — Matt Novak, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Most are in an inconvenient location with a black faceplate that is near impossible to find without being a contortionist in a cramped seat.
    — latimes.com, 1 July 2018
  • Thus sets in motion a series of dance performances from ballet to contortionist backed by different pieces of music including opera and spoken word.
    — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 14 May 2018
  • Biden is becoming a conviction contortionist, as with his retreat from 40 years of support for the Hyde amendment.
    — George Will, National Review, 7 July 2019
  • The dash looks busier and more cluttered than necessary, and only a contortionist can make it into the back seat (though regular people can actually sit back there).
    — Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Malatsi has been a contortionist and acrobat, and performed on the teeterboard and as a DJ, among other jobs on his way to the ringmaster’s mic.
    — Cindy Dampier, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The restaurant will serve a five-course tasting menu for $165 while diners are entertained by burlesque dancers, a juggler, fire eater, contortionist and others.
    — Kate King, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Biden is becoming a conviction contortionist, as with his retreat from 40 years of support for the Hyde Amendment.
    — George Will, Twin Cities, 7 July 2019
  • One of the acts highlighted this week is Frenchie Babyy, a hip-hop dancer and contortionist from California who evidently makes the judges’ eyes pop.
    — Al.com Staff, al, 1 June 2020
  • Almost every act that followed was equally entertaining, from the couple performing together in an aerial act to the contortionist spiders to the scarabs on the trapeze.
    — Jennifer Jhon, South Florida Parenting, 14 July 2017
  • Samara walking out of the well, then crawling out of the TV like a contortionist, and Naomi Watts bleeding out of her beautiful nose!
    — Nojan Aminosharei, Men's Health, 22 Oct. 2022

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