Collocations for "distort"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "distort" in context.
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distort
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- distort [events, the truth, the facts, his comments, my remarks]
- the [suspect, journalist, press, politician] distorted the [events]
- [events] have been [greatly, evidently, ridiculously] distorted
- distorted to [suit, hide, protect, avoid]
- distort and [exaggerate, manipulate, hide]
- [pain, rage, fear] distorted his face
- the [G force, sheer speed, altitude] distorted her face
- the [surgery, crash] distorted his face
- distort the [image, photo]
- distort [reality, time]
- [his voice, the sounds, the announcement] was distorted
- distorted by the [crowd, speakers]
- distort the [figures, numbers, results] (of)