jagged

Example Sentences

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As our pilot throws his rescue helicopter over one of the jagged ridges below us, we see ant-like skiers queueing at lifts or weaving down various pistes.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Those jagged flakes create little air pockets throughout the loaf, keeping it tender rather than dense — plush, not packed.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

The office building Pop Mart is moving into, named “Slash,” features leaning glass windows and a distinguishable jagged design.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In Kafr Abdallah Aziza, the pressures are clear: cracked irrigation canals cut jagged lines through unpaved roads, carrying only a trickle of water to parched fields.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

A boy who lacked discipline, whose family was relieved when he was called to France, hoping that maybe the rigors of the army would smooth out his jagged edges, help him grow up.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse