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

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

His gait was smooth, even for a Khershaen, but a trot is jarring no matter what, and it pulled at the new stitches in my side.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss