jerk

Example Sentences

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"It's Olympic lifts we're doing - clean and jerk, snatches, squats, the lot," says Hammy McMillan, who's gold medal-tipped men's rink start their campaign on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

“That jerk will be gone soon,” Trump said of Powell, whose term as chairman ends in May.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

Langston Higgins: You got soccer shoes, you got skate shoes, we had a jerk shoe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“A jerk, remember?” he said, sliding what was left of the cake back into the fridge.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin