jerked
Example Sentences
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She recounts being jerked from sleep by the screams of alarms when First Light is becalmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Stocks jerked higher initially after the Fed released its decision, but the major indexes fell back sharply into the red by the closing bell.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
When Denny Green jerked me around in Minnesota in ’92 it really set me back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
A third reported to Kyodo News he felt "a boom like we had hit something and jerked upward the moment we landed".
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
The enigmatic coachman jerked his head in the direction of the Incorrigibles.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
