jolting
Example Sentences
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I’d run my fingers across the convex pyramid textures in the same way other people lay under a weighted blanket or ate sour candy, jolting my subconscious back into the here and now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
A recent series of earthquakes in Nevada has served as a jolting reminder of the state’s seismic risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
The outage at QatarEnergy, the world’s largest LNG exporter, has in turn knocked offline the No. 1 global supplier of helium, while blunting regional fertilizer exports and jolting aluminum production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
“I’m heading back to the house with Jasper,” Dad said, his voice jolting Ivy from her thoughts.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
