jerky
Example Sentences
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Dried mango that tears like jerky between your teeth.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
The Epstein files also feature pizza—and plenty of beef jerky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Now, Tesla’s system is smoother and less jerky.
From Barron's • Dec. 14, 2025
Before long, I had been party to conversations about fear of flying, doctors in Tijuana, how to make beef jerky and how to sleep in a moving metal box.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
Pai moved with quick, jerky, impatient strides, swinging his stick, thrusting his head this way and that toward the workers he passed, like a long-necked bird of prey.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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