jab

Example Sentences

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The Zimbabwe-born heavyweight's jab was largely non-existent but an overhand right - a trademark Chisora shot - stunned Wilder in the fifth.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Pakistan's defence minister, whose government has offered to host talks between Iranian and American envoys to stop the war, appeared to take a jab at the US operation that has closed the key waterway.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The first student to get the jab – 22-year-old Oliver Contreras – said he was happy to have received one before he headed to his home in Brighton, East Sussex.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

From the stage, O’Brien took a light jab at Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos to that effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

There were three Hubbards now, all of them hazy, jab at the middle one, hook the middle one.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte