How to Use twist and turn in a Sentence

twist and turn

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  • Slot canyons carved by flood waters twist and turn their way through the dust.
    Kristin Scharkey, Sunset Magazine, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Kids love sliding and crawling through the tunnels that twist and turn.
    Kristine Sorensen, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • He's covered every twist and turn in the fighting — and still doesn’t know when the war will end.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The boys are eager to be involved in the baby's life at every twist and turn.
    Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Watching molten rock twist and turn, dance and meander, can inspire a sense of awe.
    Robin George Andrews, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2024
  • At the heart of every narrative twist and turn is Margie herself.
    Matt Monagle, Chron, 24 May 2023
  • Behind the scenes, an enormous amount of scrambling has happened in response to each twist and turn.
    Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2020
  • But while fans may not have been able to predict every twist and turn, the script did scatter some small, breadcrumb-like clues.
    Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The path will twist and turn over time as the business, markets, and products evolve, so agility should be built into the plan.
    Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Eberflus was across the entire field, twisting and craning his neck to watch every twist and turn of the roller-coaster ride.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Those incidents tumble out and trip over each other in a rush to include the novel’s every twist and turn.
    Naveen Kumar, Vulture, 21 July 2022
  • Every twist and turn inside the canyon painted a different picture.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 23 May 2024
  • He was instructed to tell stories to a classroom and watch for a child who had earnest and engaged reactions to every twist and turn.
    Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Each of the quick, easy hikes lead to unique and impressive views that twist and turn through mesmorizing Sioux quartzite formations.
    Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Dawn Wheeler followed every twist and turn of the government shutdown.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Now string lights are being used to give weddings a romantic glow, give a lamp a funky twist and turn a backyard from a space into a sanctuary.
    Dawn Fallik, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Known for her playful routines, Baker could twist and turn, contorting her body, Asleson says.
    Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • Every twist and turn in that speech has a double entendre, a family meeting, inside [jokes about] baseball.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Media members will flock to campus and cover every twist and turn of an unprecedented offseason.
    Nicole Auerbach, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Relationships evolve, careers twist and turn, children enter the picture, and health journeys unfold.
    Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • But the vision of tomorrow’s RTS scene is likely to twist and turn in unexpected ways.
    Matthew Smith, Wired, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Kat, 28, and Alex, 32, have so far managed to survive every twist and turn their relationship has faced.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • What sets him apart is an amazing ability to twist and turn adjusting to a pass while outfoxing defenders and grab any ball that touches his fingertips.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
  • For those who don’t follow every twist and turn of the crypto industry, the collapse of FTX is a big deal by any measure.
    Mia Taylor, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • This cordless vacuum’s heads were easy to twist and turn, and its suction automatically adjusts when moving from carpets to hard floors.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Even when films are based on true stories, directors can't seem to stop themselves from adding in just a few more explosions, a love interest, or a twist and turn of the real-life timeline.
    Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Campbell, from the North Shore practice, said primary care offices must continue adjust to every twist and turn of the pandemic.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Over the past few weeks, tech observers and Twitter obsessives like myself have been following every twist and turn that will ultimately decide the fate of the platform.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The saga of Frontier Airlines’ attempt to acquire Spirit Airlines continues to twist and turn.
    Kevin Dowd, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • The lines — in banana yellows, tangerine oranges, cranberry reds — twist and turn and suggest an irrational understanding of how the universe works.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, The Denver Post, 16 Dec. 2024

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