Jerky

//ˈd͡ʒɝki//

"Jerky" in a Sentence (14 examples)

After the apocalypse, Tom and Mary sold zombie jerky from a roadside stand.

He spoke in little, sharp, jerky outbursts, and it seemed to me that to speak at all was very painful to him, and that his will all through was overriding his inclinations.

Tom likes jerky.

He likes jerky.

The figure was slow and jerky.

The army surplus store sold expired beef jerky. It gave Tom terrible gas. His farts flung bits of undigested jerky against the back of the toilet bowl where they couldn't be flushed.

Sometimes, the ewe makes jerky sudden movements.

Impelled by the blows that rained upon him, now from this side, now from that, White Fang swung back and forth like an erratic and jerky pendulum.

Avoid any sudden or jerky movements.

Beef jerky is a popular snack.

jerky flight

jerky movement

jerky sounds

jerky behaviour

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