jounced

past tense of jounce

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jounced Our lunch, a thermos of hot coffee, binoculars, a spotting scope, and two cameras jounced on the seat between us. Robert Merchant, Outdoor Life, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jounced
Verb
  • The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter roughly 9 miles west of Johannesburg.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stone’s bobbed hair, styled often by Mara Roszak, was slightly pulled back, with sections of her auburn hair to frame her face.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The voice bobbed and weaved like a cornered boxer.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Many estimate the family has pumped more than $1 billion into Louisville in the past 150 years.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That change is possible because California recently loosened its purification rules to allow purified wastewater to be pumped directly into a water system, instead of being stored for months in reservoirs or underground basins.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earth shuddered with yet another wave of extinctions in this initial chill.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For much of last season, Atletico appeared set to seriously compete on all fronts, but their season shuddered to a stop in March with a series of disappointing defeats by Barcelona and Madrid across La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Jounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jounced. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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