How to Use distortion in a Sentence

distortion

noun
  • There was no distortion or crackling at any volumes as well.
    Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Another perk of this lens shape is less distortion and glare.
    Eric Alt, Popular Science, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Be aware there is some visual distortion with these lenses when looking downward.
    Eric Alt, Popular Science, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Treatment options for people with loss or distortion of smell or taste are limited, experts said.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2021
  • Surely, for Ariely, that sensation came from the distortion of so much of his flesh, including his face, by deep wounds and scars.
    Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The other kind, mighty and eminent, has all too often depended on bravura degrees of distortion.
    William Hogeland, The New Republic, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The distortion was bewildering, with many of us asking ourselves: How can this keep happening?
    Reginald Dwayne Betts Kiese Makeba Laymon Carina Del Valle Schorske Dessa Irina Aleksander Sam Dolnick Mark Binelli Maggie Jones Rob Hoerburger Jamie Lauren Keiles Devin Gordon Jazmine Hughes Jenna Wortham Jade Chang Taffy Brodesser-Akner Kaitlyn Greenidge Rowan Ricardo Phillips Michael Paterniti Wesley Morris Ismail Muhammad Anthony Giardina, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Elevated by the sounds of a classic organ and voice distortion, the singer-songwriter turns the unique pop offering into a hymn of brutal introspection.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 Feb. 2021
  • These speakers offer 360 watts of power and deliver high-quality audio without distortion, even at high volume levels.
    Kevin Luna, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2021
  • It wasn't built for the delay effects that would come, the fuzz tones, the distortion ...
    New Atlas, 10 July 2024
  • There is a distortion in the shape of clothes, classic generic clothes are the most.
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2021
  • As with other maps, the tops and sides suffer from the most distortion.
    Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Wouldn’t that in fact be a market distortion, what some would call a bailout?
    David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • But don’t let the absence of passion or the plethora of distortion get the better of you.
    Sharon Grigsby, Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2021
  • This is a major distortion of the assault on the U.S. Capitol.
    Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • 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
  • Then, there’s weak lensing, which is a minor distortion in the light.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 June 2022
  • The image has a fair amount of distortion and flaring around the edges, but that won’t keep you from pulling fine detail from the middle of the field.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • The matte screen best fights off the glare, reflections, and distortion.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But that’s a distortion of a single yes-or-no question.
    David C. Reardon, National Review, 12 Apr. 2021
  • But Chess didn’t like the volume or distortion of Guy’s guitar.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Coaches, allowed to thrive in a reality distortion field, have to catch up to the rest of the world.
    Jason Gay, WSJ, 20 May 2022
  • As a result, Carbon has the lowest distortion levels of the four IEMs.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The hope is that a special contact lens may cause the pits to fill in with tears (or moisture), correcting some of the distortion.
    Jerry Adler, Good Housekeeping, 14 July 2022
  • But the notion that the Supreme Court is a partisan body is also a distortion.
    Michael McGough, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • The greater the distortion, the greater the danger to the borrower and to either the lender or, if Fannie or Freddie buy the loan, its guarantor.
    The Editors, National Review, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The sound was clear at high volume without much distortion.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
  • The taming of the distortion in the upper frequencies is what really marks the IE 900 out here.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • These distortions mean new housing costs more and takes longer to build, that means less supply, and in a market like Seattle, higher and higher prices.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Such measures can reduce price distortions, which can impact inflation, particularly in trade-heavy economies.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

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