Explore Jerkily through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like spasmodically. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Jerkily in a sentence
Jerkily meaning
In a jerky manner.
Synonyms of Jerkily
Using Jerkily
- The main meaning on this page is: In a jerky manner.
- Useful related words include: spasmodically.
Context around Jerkily
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jerkily
- In this selection, "jerkily" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, single, soared, move and down stand out and add context to how "jerkily" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a single jerkily down to and to move jerkily and the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jerkily" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jerkily
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Moon appears to move jerkily, and the phases do the same. (12 words)
Just the single off the over when Salman Agha poked a single jerkily down to the third man. (18 words)
As the Wonkavator soared jerkily into the distance and the credits began to roll, I suddenly realized that I had a few more beers than I thought I had had, which I reckon is the point of keeping your bar clientele in one place for 90 minutes at a runtime. (50 words)
As the Wonkavator soared jerkily into the distance and the credits began to roll, I suddenly realized that I had a few more beers than I thought I had had, which I reckon is the point of keeping your bar clientele in one place for 90 minutes at a runtime. (50 words)
Just the single off the over when Salman Agha poked a single jerkily down to the third man. (18 words)
The Moon appears to move jerkily, and the phases do the same. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Just the single off the over when Salman Agha poked a single jerkily down to the third man.
As the Wonkavator soared jerkily into the distance and the credits began to roll, I suddenly realized that I had a few more beers than I thought I had had, which I reckon is the point of keeping your bar clientele in one place for 90 minutes at a runtime.
The Moon appears to move jerkily, and the phases do the same.