jab
Example Sentences
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Working behind a jab and picking his shots wisely, Itauma avoided anything reckless.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Pakistan's defence minister, whose government has offered to host talks between Iranian and American envoys to stop the war, appeared to take a jab at the US operation that has closed the key waterway.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
The first student to get the jab – 22-year-old Oliver Contreras – said he was happy to have received one before he headed to his home in Brighton, East Sussex.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
From the stage, O’Brien took a light jab at Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos to that effect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
Just as I had that soft plastic arm out of Fern’s mouth, those Cassius Clay-fighting clouds threw our 727 another jab.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.