jake

Example Sentences

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In their place appeared the generic landscape of an American highway exit: service stations and highway signs, motels and mobile homes, the staccato of jake brakes on eighteen-wheelers.

From New York Times • May 27, 2021

His first name was John or jake or something.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2016

As the old Ira Gershwin lyric put it: Comes the revolution, all is jake / Comes the revolution, we'll be eating cake.

From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 19, 2014

Scarlett puts her right hand on jake face.Scarlett: “don’t cry it’s going to over I promised you will be fine, close your eyes and takes a dream with pretty girl”.http://azmalhome.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/no-chance-in-world-of-get-enough-what-want/

From Time • May 3, 2013

“You only need that high school degree if you’re striking for college. I’m doing absolutely jake without it.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu