jarring

Example Sentences

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The soothing hum of the venue’s air conditioning helped mute the jarring sound of missile interceptions, keeping the naturally reactive animals calm.

From The Wall Street Journal

But such talk feels jarring at the moment.

From BBC

“Come on,” Elliot said a few minutes later, jarring me from my own thoughts as he stood up.

From Literature

It was jarring, to say the least, and I wasn’t exactly sure what to take from an observation like that aside from offense.

From MarketWatch

After hearing the latest game would try to combine the two, some fans were left fearing it would feel too "jarring".

From BBC