jack
Example Sentences
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Central banks had little choice but to jack up interest rates almost immediately.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Greek yogurt, at its core, is a jack of all trades.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Because filing a claim could jack up my premiums and cost me more over time than the payout was worth, an insurance specialist cautioned.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
And yet, in a parallel world, it could have been the red, white and blue of the union jack flying in her honour, and not that of the French flag.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Supposedly Volkheimer has carried three first-years across the river by holding them above his head; supposedly he has lifted the tail end of the commandants automobile high enough to slip a jack under the axle.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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