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
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
By week’s end, Trump had jolted the news cycle again and again with the social-media version of a SkyMall catalogue: something for everything.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2017
He had jolted awake, sweaty and anxious to get going, but then had to wait for Short-long to meet him in a safe place with the boat.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
