jolt
verb (used with object)
to jar, shake, or cause to move by or as if by a sudden rough thrust; shake up roughly.
had jolted
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past perfectof jolt.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Sri Lanka spinner Hasaranga had jolted the home team with figures of 3-54, before Agha and Talat added 138 for the fifth wicket to revive the innings.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
At some point, even the most fervent of dreams must end, and Buena’s season had jolted awake in a pool of sweat after their shooting went awry against a confident Oakland squad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
The National Weather Service sent an emergency alert to cellphones shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, with many people on social media saying that it had jolted them awake.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Prof Caviness, who is now 83, told me that the finding had jolted her out of a ''Covid numbness'' that she had been feeling.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2021
I remembered the way the mosque had jolted Sohrab from his stupor when we’d driven by it, how he’d leaned out of the window looking at it.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
