1
a
: spree
a crying jag
b
: a state or feeling of exhilaration or intoxication usually induced by liquor
2
: a small load
jagged; jagging
1
: to cut indentations into
also
: to form teeth on (a saw) by cutting indentations
jagger
noun
judge advocate general
Examples of jag in a Sentence
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024
Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
One bear, on a jag this spring, broke into multiple unlocked vehicles.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Alcohol exacerbated Brian’s fragile disposition — leading to tantrums, meltdowns, car crashes, and crying jags.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Music is a surefire way to stop a crying jag for some babies.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 7 June 2023
Even the butt-freezing toilet, located in an unheated stall outside the front door, elicited tears; the thought of Nina's stew—a thin combination of carrots, duck, celery, and old bread of which Julia was never awarded any of the meat—brought on a full crying jag.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
No one wants to be barraged with unsolicited advice, but sometimes another mom's reassurance that the two-week sniffles are a real thing or her tip for kneading gas bubbles out of a baby's tummy is the difference between sanity and a crying jag while panic-calling the pediatrician.
—Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 25 Aug. 2017
Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
The slit was about eight feet wide, 60 feet high, and jagged all the way up.
—Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 6 Apr. 2022
In August, Scott appeared at a town hall in Charleston, the beginning of a campaign jag across his home state.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
The GOP impeachment jag alone may help swing some battleground districts to Democrats.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
The boundary line drawn by the Republicans had jagged up from Superior to keep Endsley’s house in the district.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
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Noun
There’s the deep sea portion—the Davy Jones’ Locker realm where only top-secret missions and movie directors on submarine jags dare venture.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024
Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
One bear, on a jag this spring, broke into multiple unlocked vehicles.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Alcohol exacerbated Brian’s fragile disposition — leading to tantrums, meltdowns, car crashes, and crying jags.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Music is a surefire way to stop a crying jag for some babies.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 7 June 2023
Even the butt-freezing toilet, located in an unheated stall outside the front door, elicited tears; the thought of Nina's stew—a thin combination of carrots, duck, celery, and old bread of which Julia was never awarded any of the meat—brought on a full crying jag.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
No one wants to be barraged with unsolicited advice, but sometimes another mom's reassurance that the two-week sniffles are a real thing or her tip for kneading gas bubbles out of a baby's tummy is the difference between sanity and a crying jag while panic-calling the pediatrician.
—Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 25 Aug. 2017
Verb
In the summer of 2023, William Brown was taking on credit card debt as the cost of his rent and groceries jagged up.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Feb. 2025
The slit was about eight feet wide, 60 feet high, and jagged all the way up.
—Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 6 Apr. 2022
In August, Scott appeared at a town hall in Charleston, the beginning of a campaign jag across his home state.
—Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2023
The GOP impeachment jag alone may help swing some battleground districts to Democrats.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
The boundary line drawn by the Republicans had jagged up from Superior to keep Endsley’s house in the district.
—Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jag. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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