jangling
Example Sentences
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The prospect of Andrew being forced to give evidence would set the Palace nerves jangling.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
He describes the last of these with gentle clarity as “a lot like the jarring, jangling wrongness of the wrongly hit baseball.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
After a 3-0 thrashing at Chelsea last week in the Champions League, followed by a shaky win over Alaves to claim pole position in La Liga, nerves were jangling among home fans.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
A jangling set of house keys was once synonymous with American success: the striver’s ultimate prize.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
He raised himself and his movement set the harp to jangling.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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