jerked

Example Sentences

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Jerked back to wartime, Mr. Aseyev has also chosen a new way to address his fears and anger.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

When guards pulled away the box, she Jerked about desperately.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

The queen Jerked on her reins and wheeled her palfrey around.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Jerked into the superintendent's presence, Bud's scared eyes darted here and there as if looking for a door to break through, and all the time they were silently protesting.

From The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills by Moore, John Trotwood

Still roars the thunder, still the skies are rent     With frenzied flame,—the swift electric chain, Jerked clanging backward when its charge is spent.

From Vacation Verse by MacKeracher, W. M.