jerkily

Example Sentences

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A tear skittered down my cheek and was jerkily wiped away.

From Washington Post • Aug. 7, 2019

Sirens sound, the youth turns to run into a bunker, and the camera jerkily follows.

From Nature • Jan. 1, 2019

The men with logs balance jerkily, while an entire family wobbles precariously by on one bicycle.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2016

“Be my hero! The world is right before me, the future is in my eyes!” a pop singer crooned as they jerkily pumped their small, identical fists in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 24, 2016

Then she hopped it jerkily across her mother’s shoulder to her cheek and leaned it in as if it gave her a kiss.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott