jab

Example Sentences

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In tests on tens of thousands of people, the jabs - alongside existing heart medicines - were linked to a 20% reduced risk of heart attacks and strokes.

From BBC

Anxiety punches me and a shard of irritation jabs me, that she’s asking about this again.

From Literature

“No!” he barked to the sky, jabbing a claw upward.

From Literature

Working behind a jab and picking his shots wisely, Itauma avoided anything reckless.

From BBC

Pakistan's defence minister, whose government has offered to host talks between Iranian and American envoys to stop the war, appeared to take a jab at the US operation that has closed the key waterway.

From Barron's