How to Use distortion in a Sentence

distortion

noun
  • Some species cause distortion of the leaves.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Some species cause distortion of the leaves.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Your self-doubt is a distortion.
    — Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • The second half of the book is a distortion of the first.
    — Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Dip a small brush in acetone and swirl them around for more distortion.
    — Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Sonos says that equates to a clear sound with reduced distortion.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Wouldn’t that in fact be a market distortion, what some would call a bailout?
    — David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Prop bets are the gambling distortion on steroids.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Mueller enabled this distortion of the facts.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Gravity is not a force, but rather a distortion of time and space.
    — Devin Powell, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2019
  • That slight distortion turned out to matter.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
  • As with other maps, the tops and sides suffer from the most distortion.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Though, it should be noted the deep bass can cause some distortion at max volume.
    — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Another perk of this lens shape is less distortion and glare.
    — Eric Alt, Popular Science, 20 Jan. 2021
  • There is a distortion in the shape of clothes, classic generic clothes are the most.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2021
  • In the case of rent controls, the distortions go even further.
    — Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Grunge and distortion has never sounded so pastelle-like to me.
    — Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Then, there’s weak lensing, which is a minor distortion in the light.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 June 2022
  • Well, first of all, the news distortion stuff is also nonsense, right?
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Somehow, there’s still beauty to be found in all that distortion.
    — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025
  • What’s new is how the distortion has metastasized and spread.
    — Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But this lack of detail leads to other distortions.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
  • Levels were set, distortion rolled off.
    — Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • These half-truths, lies, distortions, and trickery were most troubling for me.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The answer is to eliminate that distortion, not to add a new one for renters.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 12 June 2019
  • The music opens up echoey hollows and a sudden stretch of loud distortion.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Audio and video calls were clear and free of distortion on both platforms in testing.
    — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But its lies, distortions and endorsements came from the other side of the world.
    — David Streitfeld, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Then, Lichter noticed distortions in the glass.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Even though the light was decent and the big lake was mostly calm, there was heat distortion over the water.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2021

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