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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jerk
Noun
Based on my experience, labeling someone a contrarian is just an extremely polite way of calling out a person for being a jerk who’s obsessed with the sound of their own voice. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2025 But in politics — as in life —there’s a fine line between being genuine and being a jerk. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Verb
Patrick Walle’s horn solo up top sounded suspended in time, before an increasingly feral orchestra jerked us back to street level. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025 Then, of course, there were the jerking motions and the cognitive decline. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for jerk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerk
Noun
  • Their ordeal tugs at every family that ever dropped a kiddo off with bug spray, stamped envelopes and hope.
    Bill Weir, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
  • The tug of war over deportations reflects a broader shift in U.S. immigration policy, where enforcement is increasingly intersecting with international diplomacy.
    Antonio Maria Delgado July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Otherwise, the state would yank funding and redirect the city’s 911 response to a third-party center.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
  • And remember when cohost Jenny McCarthy would yell at male players, yank their ears, and just be all-around crude on said series?
    Lindsay Soll, EW.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Buzzing, tingling, burning, twitching, itching or pain, along with a sensation of arousal.
    Linda Carroll, NBC news, 6 July 2025
  • The fearful pup stepped out to greet her, his tail twitching—his first show of trust in a long time.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić shaking hands after signing bilateral documents during a meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, on May 8, 2024.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Nikki Bella and Lola Vice were shaking their hips in the middle of the ring, and Wade Barrett encouraged Michael Cole to show them what he’s got.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.
    Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.
    cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • Plus, melted provolone is delightfully stretchy, which guarantees a mouth-watering cheese pull.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • Since the exoplanet doesn't transit, or pass in front of, its host star from our perspective, astronomers spotted it by tracking subtle shifts in the star's motion that are caused by the planet's gravitational pull.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • But that’s not enough opposition to stop CPS from lurching substantially further toward insolvency if Harden and interim school Superintendent Macquline King choose that route.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
  • Like Germany after the defeat of Hitler, Argentina lurched back and forth between judging its past crimes and trying to move beyond them.
    Julia M. Klein, The Atlantic, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Boyd’s brilliance on the evening extended his scoreless stretch to 23 innings and gave him 10 straight starts where he’s tossed at least five innings while giving up two or fewer runs.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • Just pulse the fillet in a food processor until finely chopped, then toss it with fresh, whole-wheat breadcrumbs (made in the same processor), as well as ginger, garlic, scallion and cilantro.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025

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“Jerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerk. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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