jarringly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The therapist initially responds with some common-sense suggestions for the user, before jarringly veering into what appears to be a dating service for older women.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
Mr. Kaplow’s crackling script incorporates some historically accurate trivia involving other celebrities who showed up at Sardi’s, including one jarringly self-confident and vaguely obnoxious little boy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Carlile: It was jarringly cool, the charisma of their identicalness.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2024
The capital of Central America’s only English-speaking nation can feel jarringly different from the frenetic capitals of neighboring countries.
From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2024
He was jarringly unsuited for, and unworthy of, Aunty Uju.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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