jab

Example Sentences

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“If I look at it as a fight, I look at Joshua landing a jab and a straight right hand and collecting his money,” says the boxing trainer, podcaster, and former announcer Teddy Atlas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even though the genetic make-up of the virus has shifted, the main jab is still thought to offer an effective level of protection, particularly against ending up in hospital with severe disease.

From BBC

The pair singing along to Prine and DeMent’s “In Spite of Ourselves,” with its wincingly funny lovers trading jabs and devotions, is one moment of levity and self-awareness breaking through the desperation.

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Graham has called for tighter checks to prevent the jabs being sold inappropriately online.

From BBC

But if he is boxing on the back foot and trying to tie him up and jab and move, then he might last a couple of rounds.

From BBC