jerky

Example Sentences

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Now, Tesla’s system is smoother and less jerky.

From Barron's

Am I already turning into a jerky teenager who never listens?

From Literature

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

“On safari you live on beef jerky and canteen water. Not very appetizing.”

From Literature

Individuals do jerky things every day and everywhere, but all the messages of this city’s culture are to be open, not narrow, and fair, not unjust.

From The Wall Street Journal