How to Use contortionist in a Sentence

contortionist

noun

• There are contortionists who can’t fold themselves into as many different shapes as Jewison did during his career.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
• And the bubbly contortionist, 42, might have set a trend with those one-of-a-kind movements.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023
• Eva, who begins ninth grade in the fall, is a clown, a contortionist, a tight-wire performer — and an evangelist for the circus life.
  — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
• The performance part of the day starts at the 4:30 show and features a contortionist, hand balancing act, and a group of gymnasts doing tricks with bungee cords….
  — Mary Ann Ashcraft, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 May 2021
• But the scene stealer is the contortionist midway through the production.
  — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Sep. 2019
• Yes, that means contortionists, strong men and dancers at Hilbert Circle Theatre.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2018
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Getting into and out of your vehicle can at times be a contortionist’s job.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 July 2021
• 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
• 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
• Cortes is a contortionist who thrives on disruption, an oddity among the creatures of habit that baseball breeds.
  — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Elsesser likens the experience to that of a contortionist.
  — Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2021
• The contortionist performed inside the martini glass in one of the wedding's biggest highlights.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Amy Goh, a contortionist and author of the Bendy Diaries blog, is eager to dispel the myth that her ability can be explained away as an inborn quality.
  — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
• 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
• The post says there will be classic American food, craft cocktails and live entertainment (cabaret, contortionists, DJ, more).
  — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 May 2017
• The audience also will see a roller skating duo, bicycle tricksters, a contortionist and a dinosaur act, which DeMoustes said the youngsters love.
  — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 16 May 2017
• Reuse of disposable mesh gowns that cover Ms. Gundlach’s uniform requires the skills of a contortionist.
  — John D. Stoll, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2020
• The ThermoPop provides fast, accurate readings, and the display can be rotated 360 degrees with the click of a button, so your guy doesn't have to be a contortionist in order to read the temperature of his meat.
  — Anna Heyman, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2019
• Ettore Messina, one of the Spurs’ assistant coaches, merely cracked a smile at the sight of Ginobili the contortionist still making something out of nothing after all these years.
  — Harvey Araton, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2016

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024