jib

Example Sentences

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She also uses a floating router jib for most of their joinery since the machine can’t rest on the wood’s uneven surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Apparently RFK Jr vetted him this week and really liked the cut of his jib.

From Salon • Nov. 25, 2024

It leans like a ladder in midair, “and the camera is on another track with a jib arm and a dolly attached to the top of the jib.”

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2023

With the Rhythm’s main sail fluttering in the breeze on that spring day, our crew began preparing the jib: the smaller, triangular-shaped sail attached near the bow.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

The jib fairly popped with energy, filled and pulled her out and away.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen