jag
noun
a sharp projection on an edge or surface.
had jagged
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past perfectof jag.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Lucas has never run the triangle personally, but he knows it when he sees it — and the Knicks’ version of it had jagged edges when they played the Wizards at the Garden this month.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2014
He had jagged yellow teeth and gnarled hands as big as my whole body.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
They were short, and their roots had jagged edges.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
A few had jagged holes in the hulls, showing how they had been damaged.
From Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder by Roy Rockwood
The tablecloth had jagged or hacked edges, which satisfied the jury that the knives had been used hurriedly, and that each man had been doing his share of the cutting.
From The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) by Henry Hawkins, Baron Brampton
