JOSTLE in a Sentence
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27 example sentences for JOSTLE, such as:
1. The horses neighed and jostled one another.
2. They jostle, and elbow and crowd each other.
3. In the subway station the crowds jostle him.
4. So it was you that we jostled as we passed last night.
5. In the doorway the marshal of the province jostled against Levin.
2. They jostle, and elbow and crowd each other.
3. In the subway station the crowds jostle him.
4. So it was you that we jostled as we passed last night.
5. In the doorway the marshal of the province jostled against Levin.
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Meanings and Examples of JOSTLE
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jostle
v. come into rough contact with while moving
n. the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing)
Classic Sentence: (22 in 2 pages)
1 Even in Broadway and Chestnut streets, Mediterranean mariners will sometimes jostle the affrighted ladies.
2 From without as from within the waters had flowed over his barriers: their tides began once more to jostle fiercely above the crumbled mole.
3 They jostle, and elbow and crowd each other.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER VII—THE SITUATION BECOMES AGGRAVATED
4 Finally the pair entered simultaneously and sideways; with the result that they jostled one another not a little in the process.
5 For the most part I jostled my way through the most crowded business streets, along Myeshtchansky Street, along Sadovy Street and in Yusupov Garden.
6 This whole mass droned and jostled in confusion under the dismal influence of cannon balls flying from the French batteries stationed on the Pratzen Heights.
7 He could already see how these men, who looked so small at the foot of the hill, jostled and overtook one another, waving their arms and their sabers in the air.
8 The horses neighed and jostled one another.
9 and again the horses jostled one another and neighed, not disturbing the choir but joining in it.
10 Invading Carpetbaggers made Atlanta their headquarters and on the streets they jostled against representatives of the oldest families in the South who were likewise newcomers in the town.
11 The youth was pushed and jostled for a moment before he understood the movement at all, but directly he lunged ahead and began to run.
12 So it was you that we jostled as we passed last night.
13 See here; this morning I came across two sparrows fighting, this evening I jostled a woman who was quarrelling.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—A CAB RUNS IN ENGLISH AND BARKS IN SLANG
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—A CAB RUNS IN ENGLISH AND BARKS IN SLANG
14 In the doorway the marshal of the province jostled against Levin.
15 Emboldened by these considerations, the Jew pursued his point, and jostled the Norman Christian, without respect either to his descent, quality, or religion.
Example Sentence:
1 In the subway station the crowds jostle him.
2 Hordes of journalists jostled for position outside the conference hall.
3 She was jostled and shoved by an angry crowd as she left the court.
4 The players were jostled by an angry crowd as they left the field.
5 As we came into the arena, we were jostled by fans pushing their way towards the stage.