jerk around
Example Sentences
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“Pilots don’t try to avoid turbulence and jerk around their planes,” says Dr. Becky.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
He was also something of a jerk around women.
From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023
I know you could never jerk around my heartstrings as you did his.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2014
“You’re the jerk around here. You wouldn’t even talk to me yesterday and you expect me to just follow you around or something?”
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Marjorie had helped me edit the tape and it didn’t jerk around as much as it did before.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
