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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
jar . - adjective Contained in a
jar
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Examples
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‘His Eternity!’ exclaimed Chrysostom, on whom, unaccustomed to the fulsomeness of Byzantine Courts, the title jarred like a blasphemy.
Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1831-1903 1895
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If readers are confused, they will be jarred from the story.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » August » 24 2009
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If readers are confused, they will be jarred from the story.
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If readers are confused, they will be jarred from the story.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2009 » August 2009
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The word jarred him, for suddenly — with his power to see all round a thing, he perceived why she was putting up with him like this.
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Dallas had run just three plays after George's TD when Godfrey broke through the middle and again jarred the ball from Smith.
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The last address he had concluded was one he had prepared for delivery on April 12th, so lofty in conception, so magnanimous in spirit, that not a word jarred the supporters of other candidates when it was published without the alteration of a syllable the Sunday after his funeral.
The Life and Speeches of Charles Brantley Aycock Robert Digges Wimberly 1912
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The word jarred him, for suddenly -- with his power to see all round
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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The word jarred him, for suddenly -- with his power to see all round
Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works John Galsworthy 1900
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The word jarred him, for suddenly -- with his power to see all round
The Forsyte Saga, Volume II. Indian Summer of a Forsyte In Chancery John Galsworthy 1900
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