How to Use jig in a Sentence

jig

noun

• Hold the jig against the end of each seat board, then drill through the board and spacer block [5].
  — Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics, 31 July 2021
• Crankbaits, grubs, jigs and soft plastic worms are on the list.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• Be sure to use a jig head with a 4/0 or 5/0 hook, then rig the Senko weedless.
  — Jay Yelas, Outdoor Life, 6 July 2020
• Squeeze the jig tight to the body and use a screwdriver to tighten it.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 12 Jan. 2023
• Then measure to the center of the stiles and set the jig to that measurement.
  — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
• There are two small holes on this jig to use as guides for screwing on the hinges.
  — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
• The reds are going for shrimp tipped jigs and shrimp under a float.
  — Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• In short order, uniformed police swarmed the scene, and the jig was up.
  — New York Times, 10 May 2022
• The combo of a crisp gluten-free crust and tangy lime filling is sure to put a jig in your step.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2024
• Through the ice, a tiny tungsten jig tipped with maggots is the ticket.
  — David A. Brown, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
• The combo of salty pretzel crust and tangy lime filling is sure to put a jig in your step.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2022
• Dipping the tips of your jig trailers in one of these bright colors works well, too.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 6 Mar. 2024
• So throw on some classic Irish tunes and maybe even bust out a jig in your living room.
  — Annie O’Sullivan, Woman's Day, 16 Mar. 2020
• The angler lowered his jig vertically over the side of the boat and danced it up and down.
  — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 2 Mar. 2021
• While living in Wyoming, Ohio, a fiddling group that played Irish jigs came to visit the kids’ school.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• The most productive bait was a small jig with a wax worm, but a half a nightcrawler also caught some fish.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2021
• As the blade vibrates, the skirted jig behind it kicks back and forth wildly.
  — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
• Fun doing the Irish jig with you on your birthday after all these years.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
• Otherwise, use a jig saw with a narrow blade and work it across the corner.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2021
• Using the jig, drill long, angled holes into the face of one board, pointing toward the edge.
  — Jean Levasseur, Popular Science, 26 July 2023
• The overall utility player of the fishing lure team is called a jig.
  — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020
• Fish for black bass at any Bella Vista Lake with Alabama rigs, crank baits or jig and pigs.
  — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 3 Jan. 2023
• That individual brought his concerns to James, and that’s when the jig was up.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 Oct. 2022
• Tied on a jig hook, a balanced leech or wet fly features a heavy bead positioned forward of the eye.
  — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
• Anglers who locate schools of crappie can catch fish by the dozen using small tube jigs or hair jigs.
  — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
• On March 17, throw on some classic Irish tunes and perform a jig in your living room with the whole family.
  — Christy Piña, Woman's Day, 30 Jan. 2023
• The Wisconsinites were mostly using a white jig in ¼ or ⅜ ounce with a Zoom Speed Craw trailer.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2022
• One diary entry details an ironing board and a winter coat shuffling out of a closet to dance a jig with a TV tray.
  — Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
• And making and swapping jigs for every shape and size to reproduce items over and over gets really old, really fast.
  — New Atlas, 14 Nov. 2025
• Try for crappie with jigs or minnows.
  — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025