contortions in the PONS Dictionary

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bodily contortions

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He is also the main photographer of the comic strip, and is a facial contortion expert, as seen in many, if not most, episodes.
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The practice is intended to bring body and mind together, and no strong exertions or muscular contortions are involved.
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All this happens with no apparent injury to the squid, despite the considerable contortions its body just went through.
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This helps to add fluency, grace and elegance to his contortion performances.
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She performs both her signature hula hoop act and her new contortion act inside an aerial sphere.
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She coaches selective private contortion/acrobatic lessons in her free time.
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To conjure a spirit it may consist of a wild dance around the fire during which violent contortions of the body take place.
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Almost all of these sandstone beds show the contortions shown by the older formation.
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Throughout her works, there is a tendency to incorporate polar oppositesboth serenity and tension, both contortion and repose.
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The evidence which suggests this is that he was able to perform extreme bodily contortions as part of his act throughout his career.
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