How to Use jagged in a Sentence

jagged

adjective

• The top edge of the wall that once held it up was jagged and blackened.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2023
• The ice is as soft as the powder skiers dream of, with no jagged edges.
  — Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• In the dead center of it was a jagged hole, punched straight through.
  — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 8 July 2018
• The vastness of the canyon, with its jagged edges and rushing rivers.
  — Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
• The sun coming in through the window at the back projects jagged bands of light across the bearskin.
  — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
• The scenery changes from city, rolling hills, jagged mountains...
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2022
• The lodge looked like a miniature in the shadow of the jagged mountains.
  — Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
• It’s shaped like an evil tulip with jagged teeth on the outside.
  — Lauren Joseph, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2022
• In this case, because the shark’s teeth are so sharp, the cut through the wrist is clean and not jagged.
  — Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 19 June 2025
• Their leaves can be cup-shaped, star-shaped, and smooth or jagged.
  — Claire Harmeyer, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2020
• Long and narrow, 17 miles, give or take, the ice snakes through jagged peaks on the way to the glacier toe.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2022
• Then the Jagged Edge episode will follow at 10 p.m. ET.
  — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 22 June 2017
• The door to one of the bathrooms bears a jagged hole, through which the man shows his anxious face.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2019
• The folks at ThinkGeek say the X-Wing, with its jagged shape, is the trickiest to fly.
  — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 20 Apr. 2016
• The old stone houses seem to spill off the jagged cliffs jutting out the top of the mountain.
  — Jo Piazza, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
• She was seen on jagged rocks close to the sea in an area of the island where bears are known to roam.
  — Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2021
• Her breaths are shallow and jagged rather than smooth and steady.
  — Fox News, 16 July 2018
• Barrero took a jagged route to the ball, mistimed his slide and saw the ball roll right by him.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Apr. 2023
• Say cheese—and watch out for that jagged cliff behind you.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
• The end of the branch shows a smooth cut, but the bark layer has a jagged appearance.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
• The crowd is mostly silent, except for the jagged cries some cannot, do not, still.
  — Lydia Strohl, CNN, 13 Aug. 2022
• The flanks of the Pyrenees rose gray and jagged, and far below us the valley filled with clouds.
  — Michael Powell, New York Times, 23 July 2019
• Another feature of the storm was that the hail was spiked and jagged.
  — Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
• On the laptop screen, a jagged red line shows peaks and valleys.
  — Daniel A. Gross, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2017
• Giles Deacon blue and green jagged stripe) as a base option.
  — Stephanie Sporn, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
• Don’t use dull cutting tools that create jagged cuts where pests and disease can enter.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
• Strong winds across the lakes are pushing ice, creating jagged ridges along the shoreline and contributing to shifting ice sheets on the water.
  — Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 25 Jan. 2026
• The ice was jagged, and rocks were sticking out at the bottom.
  — Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
• Viola Davis's wispy, jagged bangs are the perfect accessory to her bob.
  — Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
• If your coat has a large or jagged tear a few inches long, seek out a professional to try repairing the damage.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026