How to Use distortion in a Sentence

distortion

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  • Wouldn’t that in fact be a market distortion, what some would call a bailout?
    — David Blackmon, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2021
  • But that’s a distortion of a single yes-or-no question.
    — David C. Reardon, National Review, 12 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
  • Some people even report a sense of time distortion, with time either speeding up or slowing down.
    — Lindsey Getz, Parents, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Then there was a sudden cut, suggesting that some of Trump’s distortions were removed.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
  • As the moon appears above the horizon, light distortion from the atmosphere can make the moon appear to change color.
    — Anne Ryman, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2021
  • But the notion that the Supreme Court is a partisan body is also a distortion.
    — Michael McGough, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • His flagrant distortion of the Mueller report was only his first of many transgressions.
    — Elie Honig, CNN, 5 May 2021
  • But then as now, government data keeps exposing the Biden distortion.
    — James Freeman, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Considers that description a ‘distortion’ of his thinking.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Smartphone makers will also have to meet new volume control benchmarks that will allow users to increase volume without introducing distortion.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The Yeti consistently delivered warm, bright voice recordings, preserving every detail of our voice without any distortion or crackling.
    — Michael Andronico, CNN Underscored, 2 Apr. 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
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • And the sound design team did fun sounds using kitchen utensils for distortion.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 June 2023
  • This distortion of Biden's words on vaccine research is far from unique.
    — Devon Link, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Some add delays, others change the pitch, and a whole lot more of them add a layer of distortion, fuzz, or overdriven sound over the top.
    — Josh Chesler, SPIN, 18 Jan. 2023

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