jerks 1 of 2

plural of jerk

jerks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jerk

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jerks
Noun
The mechanism feels smooth and sturdy—no awkward jerks or wobbles. Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025 Life is too short to work with jerks. Shayne Fitz-Coy, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Needless to say, all these vain, privileged, self-promoting jerks are soon going to make CW’s acquaintance, then regret it — even as vengeful Madison zeroes in on that lady’s whereabouts. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jerks
Noun
  • Here, fat-tire bicycles seem to outnumber cars, hours are measured in sunscreen applications and tugs on fishing lines, and island nightlife belongs to nesting sea turtles.
    Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This pulling motion tugs on artificial bones, creating movements similar to how the human body works.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Thing rebels against his master and yanks out his clockwork heart.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for some fun in the sun, a minor encounter with local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone), who is determined to derail his relaxation.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
    Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Trump shakes hands and meets with Musk at Kirk memorial after public rift.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The arrival of Arran (Coyle-Larner) shakes things up.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the tax benefit will also extend to gambling dealers, clowns, DJs, entertainers, content creators, maids, electricians, plumbers, babysitters, drivers and more.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • These figures–dancers, clowns and muses–are not only recurring motifs in Picasso’s art, but serve as stand-ins for the artist himself, navigating the complex terrain between outsider and icon.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There were four big money lottery draw games Friday, but Cash4Life, Jackpot Triple Play, Mega Millions and Fantasy 5 pulls produced only a jackpot winner for a player at a Publix.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • While club masseurs and physios were kept busy dealing with his team-mates’ pulls and strains, Salah’s only demands were around preparation and ensuring his body was ready for whatever Klopp had to throw at him the following day.
    Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Despite that notable change, watching One Battle After Another is much like the experience of reading Pynchon, who lurches from high comedy to stomach-turning naturalism and punctuates plot-heavy sequences with little grace notes of character portraiture.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
  • That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Jerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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