Example Sentences

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Beginning this weekend, the Dodgers will jab their way to 11 wins and the franchise’s eighth title.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2023

Lawmakers will jab at his weak spots for inconsistencies, knowing that billionaires don't often illicit sympathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2018

He will jab at an opponent’s weaknesses, dodge when necessary and, perhaps most remarkably, given his cantankerous nature, compliment his questioners.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2015

We know that Shaquille O'Neal is going to be slamming on Angola, that Gary Payton will be stripping Croatia of the ball and that Charles Barkley will jab Lithuania with his elbows.

From Time Magazine Archive