jerkily

Example Sentences

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A tear skittered down my cheek and was jerkily wiped away.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2019

Sirens sound, the youth turns to run into a bunker, and the camera jerkily follows.

From Nature • Jan. 1, 2019

Unexpectedly, Angela found herself thinking, in a spirit of protecting Cecilia from all the dangers out there, Move more gracefully, less jerkily.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2018

Dolgopolov does not so much stroke the tennis ball as he jerkily slaps at it, but when his timing is on, the results are breathtaking.

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2017

Then she hopped it jerkily across her mother’s shoulder to her cheek and leaned it in as if it gave her a kiss.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott