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- noun Plural form of
contortionist .
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Examples
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Pony said he didn't know whether he would like to be quite so big; and then the circus man said perhaps he would rather go for an India-rubber man; that was what they called the contortionists in those days.
Boy Life Stories and Readings Selected From The Works of William Dean Howells William Dean Howells 1878
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Pony said he didn't know whether he would like to be quite so big; and then the circus man said perhaps he would rather go for an India-rubber man; that was what they called the contortionists in those days.
The Flight of Pony Baker A Boy's Town Story William Dean Howells 1878
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The class of people commonly known as contortionists by the laxity of their muscles and ligaments are able to dislocate or preternaturally bend their joints.
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The class of people commonly known as contortionists by the laxity of their muscles and ligaments are able to dislocate or preternaturally bend their joints.
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As they watch the impossible body-bending moves of Mongolian contortionists, announcers describe the action from a sound booth located behind the crowd.
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That just makes the reader think, are these people contortionists and could I get into that position?
Let's not talk about sex – why passion is waning in British books Susanna Rustin 2010
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One would never guess that right off the lobby of the Roosevelt hotel, you can walk through a book shelf and down a hallway of mirrors, only to enter a world with dancing animals, flying midgets popping bottles and contortionists.
The Daily Truffle: L.A. Nightlife: Wednesday Nights at Jeff Beacher's Madhouse The Daily Truffle 2011
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The troupe has some of the most talented acrobats, contortionists and gymnasts in the world -- and their circus artistry is unparalleled.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Neighborhood Watch, James Barbour, Cirque Shanghai Fern Siegel 2011
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As they watch the impossible body-bending moves of Mongolian contortionists, announcers describe the action from a sound booth located behind the crowd.
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As they watch the impossible body-bending moves of Mongolian contortionists, announcers describe the action from a sound booth located behind the crowd.
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