The coward was now a maniac with terror, his face perfectly white, writhen with panic, and with staring eyes that gleamed horribly under the greenish vacuum-lights.
"The Air Trust"
George Allan England
She had turned up the light, which shone full in her face and revealed its severe beauty broken and writhen with the effort to repress her weeping.
"The Landlord at Lion's Head, Complete"
William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009
Where the fire had raged, there was a wide black patch in the whiteness glistening everywhere else; there were ashes, and writhen iron-work; and bits of charred wood-work; but nothing to tell who or how many had died there.
"The Quality of Mercy"
W. D. Howells