jag

Example Sentences

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When hurling down the ball with a wobbling seam rather than looking to hoop it, some deliveries jag unpredictably off the surface after pitching.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Or has he been on a crying jag?

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023

When state lawmakers gathered this past week to fight about guns, they ended up going off on a jag about something else entirely:

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023

This was going to be the start of a real crying jag, I had the feeling, for a girl whose only hopes for the year were a sweet-sixteen party and a pink mohair twin set.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver