jerk

Example Sentences

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"It's Olympic lifts we're doing - clean and jerk, snatches, squats, the lot," says men's lead Hammy McMillan.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

“Maybe the Russians, to jerk the U.S. around, are waiving all the formalities,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Am I being a jerk if I just don’t do anything at all?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

“It’s really bad fanfic author behavior. All these people gave me lovely feedback, and I enjoyed it, and then I just took it away like a jerk to make money.”

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

“I don't know,” he replied in the middle of battling a jerk wing.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton