jerk

Example Sentences

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It’s a good thing the bottle in my hand isn’t a real firecracker, because the way she jerks her foot back and props herself up on her elbows would’ve set it off.

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He jerked his thumb at the well-worn book on its shelf.

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J.W. joined us and chased rabbits all night in his sleep, jerking continually.

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Suddenly, the strange wolf took another gulp, and jerked its great claw away from the cub’s belly.

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It was almost rude, but Anna May jerked back to the present.

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