jarring

Example Sentences

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Misbah Rashad, 30, an epidemiologist who attends the mosque daily, said it has been jarring to see a place so core to her and to her community on the news.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

This was jarring and may have consequences beyond the Great Hall of the People.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

What’s jarring to me is that we’ve had this conversation before, more than 150 years ago.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

“That a name evocative of Disneyland has been applied to a depopulated, decimated swath of Ukrainian coal-and-steel country could appear jarring as Europe’s deadliest fighting since World War II continues to rage,” they wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Over the jarring bumps and potholes in the road, Ammu’s body jiggled and slid off the stretcher.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy