jerked

Example Sentences

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Jerked back to wartime, Mr. Aseyev has also chosen a new way to address his fears and anger.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

When guards pulled away the box, she Jerked about desperately.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

The queen Jerked on her reins and wheeled her palfrey around.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Jerked a load of roasting-corn out of a corn field and returned to camp by 1 P. M. exhausted by the heat which was very severe.

From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd

Jerked beef was always to be relied upon when other supplies ran low.

From In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians by Lange, Algot