jarring

Example Sentences

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"To have this very dark world open up to me in the starkest possible fashion has been jarring and something I've had to navigate very quickly - I've had to educate myself," he added.

From BBC

Historically, some U.S. listeners have struggled to embrace K-pop because of the language barrier, or found the genre’s melodic digressions and stop-start rhythms jarring, as if three songs are crammed into one.

From The Wall Street Journal

The raid has been jarring in the Oxnard School District, which was closed for summer vacation but reopened on July 10 to contact families and ensure their well-being, Supt.

From Los Angeles Times

The replica tent, surrounded by cameras and social media posts, became one of the most shared and jarring images from the conference.

From Salon

But then Will spoils the effect by digressing into a jarring non sequitur:

From Salon