jib
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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
To borrow the old sailing expression, they liked the cut of his jib.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 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
He clawed the jib down, wadded it in a ball and—with it still hooked to the forestay—he opened the forward hatch and jammed all of the sail he could into the opening.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
You swerved; you shied; you jibbed; you baulked.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2016
But when Congress jibbed a bit, the President said he could accept a $1.3 billion "bookkeeping" cut.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the leaders of the 125-lawyer firm jibbed at his demands.
From Time Magazine Archive
You always jibbed at the thought of marriage, and were silent about it; but you talked freely enough about our life together.
From Burning Sands by Arthur Weigal
Dahlia, it seemed, jibbed sometimes, she must—Bluebell was paying no attention.
From Bluebell A Novel by Mrs. George Croft Huddleston
Security Minister Dan Jarvis said that the problem was a recurring one, telling MPs that "forced entry, tailgating, and so-called jibbing, are not victimless acts".
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2025
You find the jibbing echos of the movement in Rom-Coms like "Scott Pilgrim Versus the World" today.
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2016
Former House Speaker John Boehner cried frequently enough during his tenure that it became expected—so at least the jibbing he received didn’t make him feel the need to hide his emotions.
From Time ● Feb. 8, 2016
Eric Crozier is here and doing his stuff without jibbing, and I seem able to turn honest English prose with duetinnos or arias when required to do so.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2010
Fancy my son’s chauffeur jibbing at my questions!
From Cynthia's Chauffeur by Louis Tracy
