jar
noun
a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware.
has jarred
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present perfectof jar (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The flip flopping has jarred in an era where... very defined pop star personas are the ones cutting through," argues Cragg.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
Potato salad in some form or other has been around for centuries, but only since the 1920s has jarred mayonnaise been the defining ingredient in its dressing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
When “Banks and the Poor” aired in 1970, Robert Lewis Shayon, writing in Saturday Review, praised it as “low-keyed, clinically methodical and precise” in its balance and concluded, “Mr. Silverstein has jarred banking’s halo.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2016
Fiorina has demonstrated fearlessness that has jarred even Trump and can appeal across the party.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2015
"Yes," said the old lawyer, turning round suddenly and looking rather annoyed, for in spite of his hard crust of Scotch dryness, his young clerk's voice has jarred on him at this moment.
From Marie Gourdon A Romance of the Lower St. Lawrence by Maud Ogilvy
