jerking

Example Sentences

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An early riser, Witkoff begins his day as it ends, pacing with his cellphone on a video call, its camera jerking haphazardly around the interior of his waterfront Miami mansion or private jet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The past year of headlines might suggest that jerking users around with unwanted new features is the domain of a select few companies pushing a specific sort of tech.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Sometimes he fills the screen with road, other times he places the lens between the windshield and the wheel so all we can see is Pitt’s gloved fist jerking around turns.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

“Overflow,” an usher posted outside the church doors said as we approached, jerking his thumb toward the rear parking lot where the grammar school was located.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

The bus lurches to a stop, jerking me awake.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam