jolting

Example Sentences

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Then there was the time her pit bull terrier, Thor, barked at a cat outside, jolting the feline skyward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

A recent series of earthquakes in Nevada has served as a jolting reminder of the state’s seismic risk.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The outage at QatarEnergy, the world’s largest LNG exporter, has in turn knocked offline the No. 1 global supplier of helium, while blunting regional fertilizer exports and jolting aluminum production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Women ride past on donkey carts, piled high with vegetables, jolting over potholes deep enough to trap a wheel.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Finally, the goons set me down with a jolting thud, and I knew I was on the boat.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen