jig
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I had my fingers crossed that “Late Night” would haul out Mee-Maw for one last jig when it returned on Monday.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Maresca's relief was palpable as he danced a jubilant jig on the touchline.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
On “Jaundice,” a stomping upbeat jig with accordion and saxophone reflecting Mr. Ellis’s interest in older folk forms, each drum hit bursts out of the speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
“As soon as the sheriffs were called, they walked out of the building. They knew that their jig was up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
The butterflies would dance their merry jig across the lawns, and spiders spin foggy webs, and small startled rabbits who had no business to come trespassing poke their faces through the crowded shrubs.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
The emotion flooded out as he jigged and wheeled across the green.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
So his marbles smashed straight while the other boys’ jigged.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
When Jerzy Dudek jigged about during the 2005 Champions League final, his gentle, understated contortions put the fear of God into Andrea Pirlo.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2012
Already leading by two sets to none, he let out a sustained yawp, and jigged away on his heels, when he sealed the first break in the deciding third set with a reflex backhand winner.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2010
The face of red and white and black swung through the air and jigged toward Bill.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
The steady, rhythmic yank, then drop of the rod tip, makes this an active version of fishing called jigging.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Through the darkness, I can make out a single figure casting and jigging at the end of the wooden walk.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
White bass are fair on bouncing slabs and jigging spoons in 20-35’.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
White bass and hybrids are good with live bait, white and chartreuse slabs, and jigging spoons in 20-40’ on main lake flats, slopes, ridges, and humps.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
Old Minerva watched the new shadow people, slowly clapping her hands at their firelight jigging.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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