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as in rough
marked by a series of sharp quick motions made jerky progress walking with the new crutches

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Recent Examples of jerky Frequent fliers on my snack packing list include blueberries, trail mix, jerky, and chocolate. Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024 The motor on the Secretlab MAGNUS Pro is quiet and smooth with no jerky operation. Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Williams is already Beale Street jerky tough and looks like a plug-and-play 3-and-D wing. Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 11 Apr. 2024 Louisville Courier Journal From chips to jerky pretzels to candy, snack options can be endless, all with different features for the varying taste buds of consumers. Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for jerky 
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Adjective
  • Miles Byrd finished with 11 after another rough first half (four points, three turnovers).
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Shares have been in a rough patch as of late, off about 12% over the past three months.
    Pia Singh, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Republicans have blasted Democrats over the years for talking down to people, with several arguing the average voter does not like to feel stupid.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 Feb. 2025
  • That’s the one thing that gets me is when my players are hurt on stupid plays like that.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Avoid the uneven, unpaved roads on more untouched stretches of the island by skirting around the shores, especially to destinations like Secret Beach.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Rainfall totals this winter have been even more uneven.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Today, Sophia Smith, a Colorado kid whose commute from Windsor and dedication to soccer makes my story look silly, is making more than $500,000 a year in her new contract with the Portland Thorns, and reports say her outside contracts and sponsorships are worth another $1.2 million.
    Megan Schrader, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2025
  • The way bacon is packaged in this country is silly.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
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  • Billie Eilish even had a version of the style on Grammys night, wearing her black hair tied back in a ponytail but also rocking choppy face-framing side pieces.
    Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
  • On the night of the crash, emergency crews battled icy, choppy waters, Chief Donnelly said.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
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  • Many of the angel families here today were betrayed by the last administration and with its heartless, and foolish, and really very arrogant and dumb policies.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Walking away from that security might have seemed foolish at the time, but twelve years later, King runs a digital empire that has redefined entertainment.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • This gorgeous film’s premise is a simple, humanist, and not particularly dramatic one, of the type that the Italian neorealists treasured, but it’s been given an absurd, comic-romantic spin.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • These absurd names and acronyms speak to both the cult-y side of the Eagans and to the ways that corporations keep trying to reinvent things, words included, that worked just fine as is.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
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  • Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023

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“Jerky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jerky. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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