jarring

Example Sentences

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What’s jarring to me is that we’ve had this conversation before, more than 150 years ago.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

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

On a jarring Friday night at Houston’s Toyota Center, the Rockets led by six with 30 seconds remaining and had possession of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

But it was terrible enough that first time, and wild and jarring and dizzying.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor