He had narrow eyes, shrewd and calculating and the sinuous motions of a contortionist.
He was exceedingly slim and limber and had learned many of the tricks of the contortionist.
His body proved as supple as a professional contortionist.
I'm also a bit of a gymnast and sufficient of a contortionist to do eccentric dancing.
Like a deer he ran around the rough rim, and I had to perform with the agility of a contortionist to avoid dead snags of trees and green branches.
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Below, acontortioniston a pedestal folded up her costumed body, insect-like and alien.
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I believe that he earned the accolade of being acontortionist.
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Indeed, he was rather acting as acontortionistwhen he discussed this subject.
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It is a palpably obvious question in politics, but a contortionist's nightmare in game theory and decision theory.
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I am told that that condition allowed some individuals to become contortionists—perhaps it still does.
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The table is so designed that you cannot sit opposite your plate, and in order to feed you have to become acontortionist.
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It is facing in a number of different directions at once on the issue of grant-maintained schools and, even for political contortionists, that is difficult.
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Those people believe in acontortionistattitude.
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Even double-jointed contortionists cannot do that.
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He is simply acontortionist.
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He learned to become a dancer andcontortionist.
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In an extreme frontbend, some contortionists can place the backs of their knees behind their shoulders.
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Most notably his amazingcontortionistpowers and slithery body let him break in, and escape from, buildings.
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Welch is then seen atop of a building as thecontortionisttakes a voodoo doll in his hands.
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He then begins to train her to be a flexiblecontortioniststreet performer.
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