Pulled without warning

Usage examples of jerked.

He jerked a dried stem out of his mussed black hair and smiled tightly.

One of the dnu teams bit irritably at his mount, and he jerked his own beast away.

One tested the creek, but jerked its claw back from the white-tipped water.

Payne shoved a small boulder over and jerked a small book from beneath the loose rock.

The movement jerked her arm in the thorns, and they ripped shallowly across skin.

She stiff-fisted his gut as the blade slashed back, and jerked away just in time.

The elder jerked his head toward the shrub line and mmphed at them both.

The Tamrani jerked back, then shoved her down again, sprawling across her to cover her.

He pressed his free hand hard against his shoulder, then jerked clumsily at a belt pouch.

She passed two more outriders as if they stood still, then another pair that jerked away, leaving them to the chase.

Claws reached toward her chest and neck, and her dnu jerked instinctively.

He tried to buy time to think by brushing a stray hair from her cheek, but this time, she jerked back swiftly.

Her left hand flew to his, and he covered it with an iron grip and jerked her forward so they were nearly face to face.

He flicked something dark off her shoulders and jerked as she accidentally brushed another bug right at him.

She scrambled to her feet, felt the hot sense of beast, and jerked as a war bolt slashed past.