Example Sentences
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In their video, posted Friday, the structure is jimmied into place under cover of darkness while one man shouts, “You can’t bring me down!”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2020
They peered at the famous door that was jimmied during the Watergate burglary.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2019
They quickly jimmied the door open, popped the trunk and rescued a Brazilian couple, boyfriend and girlfriend, who’d paid $20,000 a piece to be smuggled to New York.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2019
Mr. Love’s website is emblazoned with jimmied logos of sportswear brands like Nike and Adidas.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2014
Tally retraced her steps to the exact window they’d jimmied, a dirty, forgotten pane of glass concealed behind decorative bushes, and found that it was still unlocked.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
