jolt
Example Sentences
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MIDDLETOWN, Pa.—Forty-six years have passed since America’s worst nuclear accident, at Three Mile Island, jolted the country and created skepticism of nuclear energy.
Stein saw promise in the Universal Studios tour when others did not, and incorporated jolts and flourishes that became known as ‘JayBangs.’
From Los Angeles Times
Naming a new CEO seemed to provide the jolt the company needed, as it came about two weeks after the stock had closed at a 30-year low.
From MarketWatch
For months, Jessica Newman has jolted awake gasping in the darkness at 5 a.m., just as she did on Jan. 8.
From Los Angeles Times
AFP reporters there saw people fleeing offices and homes after the sudden jolt.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
