jig
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But there’s an optimism in knowing for sure that the jig is up.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Maresca's relief was palpable as he danced a jubilant jig on the touchline.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
On “Jaundice,” a stomping upbeat jig with accordion and saxophone reflecting Mr. Ellis’s interest in older folk forms, each drum hit bursts out of the speakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
I saw Pereira do a little jig after his side got a late point at Tottenham.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
O’Dell whooped and did a little jig on the slack.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
He was certainly buzzing with energy as he jigged around the stage at the carmaker's Texas headquarters to rapturous applause, telling the audience that while other shareholder meetings were "snoozefests", Tesla's are "bangers".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025
So his marbles smashed straight while the other boys’ jigged.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 28, 2019
Apart from during the closing ceremony, that is, where he was a picture of seething malevolence as a Scottish folk band jigged gleefully in front of him, heidrum-hodruming right up in the poor guy's grille.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2012
Already leading by two sets to none, he let out a sustained yawp, and jigged away on his heels, when he sealed the first break in the deciding third set with a reflex backhand winner.
From Reuters ● Jan. 24, 2010
He jigged twice as fast as he had been jigging.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The steady, rhythmic yank, then drop of the rod tip, makes this an active version of fishing called jigging.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Through the darkness, I can make out a single figure casting and jigging at the end of the wooden walk.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
White bass are fair with slabs or jigging spoons working main lake channel, drop-offs, and humps.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
White bass are fair with jigging spoons and slabs near flats, drop-offs, and ledges in the main lake in 20-35’.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 13, 2021
Uncle George kept on jigging and Grandma kept on facing him, jigging too.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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