jarring
Example Sentences
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I have a canned answer because I find the question a touch jarring.
Jonathan hit the ground hard, jarring every bone in his body.
From Literature
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It was "a little jarring" to see the car park outside Ranger's House, says Alexis, but she was still "starstruck" to be there in real life.
From BBC
It would have felt odd and jarring had Sir Keir simply delivered the speech that he had been planning to deliver this morning about more funding to inspire pride in neighbourhoods.
From BBC
The jarring images of the king’s brother astride a steed sparked an immediate reaction in Buckingham Palace.
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