How to Use jab in a Sentence

jab

1 of 2 verb

• The needle jabbed his arm.
• The needle jabbed into his arm.
• He jabbed at the other player with his hockey stick.
• But the 6-foot-6 Swede jabbed his stick at the puck, knocking it away into the left corner.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
• The reps jabbed their ballpoint pens at my heels and scratched notes on clipboards.
  — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
• The bay was only seven feet deep at that spot, so the mast jabbed into the mud and snapped in two.
  — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
• Benches lay on their backs, their legs jabbing at the sky .
  — Gail Cornwall, The Atlantic, 4 May 2017
• The bay was only seven feet deep at that spot, so the mast jabbed into the mud and snapped in two.
  — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017
• Zingano jabbed her opponent for taking a break from the sport.
  — Brian Martin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
• Easy to jab it once, twice, three times into a dark raincoat-clad back.
  — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2018
• Keep it gentle and subtle, and try not to jab your tongue in your partner's mouth.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 11 May 2023
• Maintain eye contact with the shark and use a hard object or your hands to jab the nose, gills, and eyes.
  — Jennifer Earl, CBS News, 5 July 2023
• The 32-year-old Wilder jabbed through much of the first round while Stiverne, who hadn't fought in two years, moved slowly and cautiously around the ring.
  — Cheryl Wray, AL.com, 5 Nov. 2017
• Glenn sized up the sylphlike woman, who had pink hair and was gamely jabbing at the air.
  — David Kortava, The New Yorker, 11 May 2018
• Boots are rinsed free of sand and hung to dry atop the hickory handles of peaveys jabbed into logs.
  — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2019
• In a series of weekend tweets, Trump jabbed directly at Mueller by name for the first time.
  — Darlene Superville, chicagotribune.com, 19 Mar. 2018
• Most people who’ve been jabbed by a needle know the drill: First the pierce, then the sharp, searing pain and an urge to pull away, or at least wince.
  — National Geographic, 15 Aug. 2019
• Kaaz said he was sprayed with pepper spray and jabbed with a police baton.
  — Sean Rossman, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2018
• In the first round, the two boys jabbed with their elbows and fired their knees like pistons into the other’s stomach.
  — Shashank Bengalistaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2019
• Beginning this weekend, the Dodgers will jab their way to 11 wins and the franchise’s eighth title.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
• The piece jabs at the toxic nature of machismo while scrambling the boundaries of gender.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2024
• When host Olivia Munn jabbed at the male attendees from the Golden Globes for not speaking up more.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2018
• Friendly jabs about who can’t guard who or whose team would outduel whose flood the text thread.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
• The sister had a puncture wound on the side of her cheek consistent with being jabbed with a fork, the complaint said.
  — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2023
• None of this has stopped people from jabbing things into their ears.
  — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2024
• The suspect lunged, jabbed and threatened to harm the employee with the knife before fleeing.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 June 2018
• Low trees jabbed out at every angle, ripping his thin clothes to shreds.
  — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2023
• The children were jabbed with a long needle, without the help of an ultrasound to guide the needle’s movements.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 10 July 2023
• Stafford worked to hook another line into the reptile, then Bellinger tried to jab its neck with a harpoon.
  — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 23 July 2018
• And in 2012, he was videotaped yelling and jabbing protesters with his baton at an Occupy Wall Street demonstration.
  — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024

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jab

2 of 2 noun

• She gave him a jab in the ribs.
• He threw a right jab to his opponent's body.
• Cruz snapped off two more jabs, and then a right cross.
  — Morgan Campbell Todd Heisler, New York Times, 24 June 2023
• Part of the fun was throwing a little jab at the Astros.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
• The Pope got in on the joke and thew a fake jab himself, much to Stallone’s amusement.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• The Longhorns’ coach couldn’t help but throw a playful jab in the postgame interview on the field.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2023
• But his most pointed jabs were saved for Chief Michel Moore.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• Hand-ringing about supply chains (and many of the jabs at China)?
  — Courtney Fingar, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Spence’s game plan was to land body shots and use his reach advantage with a jab.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
• In the third round, Solano closed the deal with a nice left jab, right hook, left hook combination.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2024
• This earns me a soft jab of his elbow against my shoulder.
  — Jessica Leon, EW.com, 21 June 2023
• Ramos rallied and scored with some jabs before the round ended.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 25 Mar. 2023
• Not even Taylor Swift can persuade anti-vaxxers to get the jab.
  — Christopher Morse, STAT, 2 Nov. 2023
• Pound pencil-poked and worried at these lines, a jab here and a slice there, and finally cut the lot.
  — James Parker, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2022
• It’s called a jab step, in which the player takes a hard step to one direction and then goes the opposite way.
  — Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2023
• That's good for any situation where a jab saw would come in handy.
  — Brittany Vincent, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2023
• In the playful jab, Prinsloo was relaxing with their dog for a photo.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
• And when Spence attempted a flurry in Round 6, Crawford popped him with a jab.
  — Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 30 July 2023
• Van Gundy punched back with a common jab at Herro's overall age group.
  — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2023
• While seated next to one another, Gomez called Cyrus to let out a few witty jabs.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
• The delivery driver threw out a jab of a kick that tripped the runner and allowed officers to catch up, the video shows.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023
• Outside of the clip of James, there have been instances where players have subtly taken jabs at Ham.
  — Jon Hoefling, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
• The Sister Act actress started to read the teleprompter to get the show back on track but couldn't resist making one more jab at Behar.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2023
• Spence, who is bigger, younger, with a better jab and a higher punch-output, is going to get off to a good start.
  — Manouk Akopyan, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2023
• Then the actor took a playful jab at Ben Stiller, who was also in attendance.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
• His speech, filled with Trumpian jabs at the press as well as criticism of the government’s handling of the pandemic, drew cheers.
  — Annalisa Quinn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
• Cornejo gave Shields some trouble in the early rounds with a solid jab and movement away from Shields’ right hand.
  — Dave Hogg, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2023
• Hearing this jab of monosyllables is like being poked in the eye.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023
• Who hasn’t attributed the occasional pang or jab to sleeping in a weird position, slouching at a desk for eight hours, or lurching to grab something off the floor in a slightly wonky way?
  — Sarah Klein, SELF, 5 Mar. 2024
• But then the actress decided to take another jab, referencing Barbie‘s lack of awards this season.
  — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024