jangle

Example Sentences

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There's credit in the bank and time on their side, but Clarke and his team will want their fate sealed as soon as possible before the nerves start to jangle.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023

Hearing the jangle of keys, Sabir, a senior from Afghanistan, emerges from the copy room.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

Even with 2 inches of rain that softened the course, the front that cleared out the clouds brought enough wind to jangle the nerves at every turn.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Trumpets blare at the voice-cracking top of their register over a cool upright bass line and the incongruous junkyard jangle of toy piano.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2022

The big marshals stood her on the curb and a jangle of jeering shrieks went up from behind the barricades.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck