jerkily
- a word derived from jerky.
Example Sentences
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A tear skittered down my cheek and was jerkily wiped away.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 7, 2019
Sirens sound, the youth turns to run into a bunker, and the camera jerkily follows.
From Nature ● Jan. 1, 2019
“Be my hero! The world is right before me, the future is in my eyes!” a pop singer crooned as they jerkily pumped their small, identical fists in the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2016
At first, they stand in three trios, arms stretching upward as if playing, jerkily, at being trees — an image that returns.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2016
Its head moved jerkily around, and it lifted its wings and then dropped them again in a steady rhythm.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
