jarring

Example Sentences

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For Banerjee personally, the adjustment may be jarring after decades at the centre of power.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

The jarring tragedy has led some, including Khimberly’s family, to question whether the Los Angeles Unified School District could have — or should have — done more to protect the girl.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

For some Catholics, the rancor of recent days is jarring, but it doesn’t shock them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But it waren’t working, all his bumping and jarring couldn’t make me quit thinking.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis