jarring

Example Sentences

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After the jarring encounter, Carpenter’s security team combed through security tapes and discovered Applegate had been coming around for more than a month, according to the court request.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

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 command came from my mouth as abrupt and jarring as shattered glass.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros