Very firmly, something took hold of the beach and gave it a single, sudden jerk.

How far might we fall before two opposite pulls met in a sudden jerk?

He wondered at the sudden jerk of her movement as she turned away from him.

If the sudden jerk did not break his neck, he too would be fighting for breath just like that.

Out the corner of her eye, she saw James's sudden jerk.

The sudden jerk almost pulled the log off his shoulder.

There was a sudden jerk; they had come to the end of the line.

Paul felt a sudden jerk that told him her thoughts had joined his.

A sudden jerk on the net pulled him over backward.

The lorry came to a stop with a sudden jerk.