jar
noun
a broad-mouthed container, usually cylindrical and of glass or earthenware.
have jarred
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present perfectof jar.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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A UPS strike would have jarred parcel delivery and the supply chain generally.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
It probably meant more to Australia as it was building towards a home tournament but it certainly would have jarred and would not have sat well with the England players.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
The official immediately ruled the ground caused the fumble, but video replay from a couple of angles showed Lawrence’s hit could have jarred the ball loose.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2022
Day after day, the memos flashing across screens in an Oklahoma courtroom have jarred with the family-friendly public image of Johnson & Johnson, the pharmaceutical giant best known for baby powder and Band-Aid.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2019
In outer appearance no sovereign could have jarred more utterly against the conception of an English ruler which had grown up under Plantagenet or Tudor.
From History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660 by Green, John Richard
