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Meanings of violent jerk in English

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Usage of violent jerk in English
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Barrons shook his head, once, a violent jerk from side to side.
Faefever
2
He gave Luke a violent jerk backwards, throwing him prostrate in the sawdust.
Andy the Acrobat / Or, Out with the Greatest Show on Earth
3
Robin gave a violent jerk, and in a moment stumbled to his feet.
The Obstacle Race
4
Then suddenly a violent jerk almost dragged him over the side.
The Great Hunger
5
Then with a violent jerk and a wild yell we were off again.
The Land of Footprints
6
I had expected a violent jerk at starting, a giddy sense of speed.
The First Men in the Moon
7
Phil grabbed a bell pull and gave it a violent jerk.
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
8
Then suddenly, with a violent jerk, Horrocks had twisted him from his hold.
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
9
A violent jerk woke the gipsy girl from her sleep.
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
10
The President's elbow received a violent jerk and Lincoln looked hastily down before replying.
Ten Boys from History
11
At this moment he was dragged out of his reverie with a violent jerk.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
12
There Jason stopped, with a screech and a violent jerk.
The Pinhoe Egg
13
With a violent jerk of her whole body, Nora wrenched away from her mother.
Dangerous Women
14
Suddenly Alchise seized Molly's black hair and with a violent jerk pulled the woman backward.
The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
15
Her hands probed at my belt and in one violent jerk my pants were down.
Dreams from Bunker Hill
16
At length the motor stopped with a violent jerk that drew a single moan from him.
Coming Home / 1916
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