| 单词 | jab |
| 例句 | Once she was all done up, she couldn’t resist teasing me, throwing little verbal jabs the way we’d always do with each other. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She leaned on one elbow and jabbed out her cigarette. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One jab, two jabs, three, and a trio of fetterlings the color of ashy scabs tumbled over the edge in pieces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She pushes him down, sideways, then kicks his head viciously, one, two, three times, sharp painful jabs with the foot, well aimed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She screws up her mouth as she jabs at the cash register. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Seven throws blows like nobody’s business, knocking Remy upside his head with several good hooks and jabs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Benerro jabbed a finger at the moon, made a fist, spread his hands wide. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That’s why she often looked more like the Wicked Witch than a movie star—an impression reinforced by her irritating way of jabbing you with a finger the second before she said something to you. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside my head, Robert jabbing his finger at me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Quietly, ever so quietly, he slips a knife from the kitchen drawer, thrusts it into the hall closet lock, jabs it hard, upward, once, jimmies open the door. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z He stopped, put his ear as close to it as he could without getting jabbed by thorns, and listened. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A Stitch in Time stood tall, snaking the yellow measuring tape over her shoulder and jabbing the offending needle into the pumpkin-shaped pincushion affixed to her wrist. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The fishermen jabbed us with the flat edges of their weapons until we fell on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z One hand on the reins, the other clutching the tub, I stepped backward and ducked as he jabbed forward with the spear, but not quick enough to avoid it ripping through my shoulder. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My mother put out her cigarette with little, nervous jabs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He tried throwing it, jabbing it, everything but flailing with it, and it didn’t work. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The iceman in Springfield had four evenly spaced holes in the side of his neck from four evenly spaced jabs by something thin, round and sharp. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, he’s as weird and manic as he wants to be, and Henry jabs back in sharp flashes of startling wit. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The old man jabbed a finger at him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She hoped her tone would hurt him—jab him for all the pain he’d caused her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I jabbed the small shovel into the earth, harder and harder, pretending the soil was the commander. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Look here, pal,” he says, reaching up to jab his finger into my chest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Its green brilliance jabbed at me, live needles. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Deidre pointed her finger at me and kind of jabbed it in my direction as if she might poke it through my chest. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Robert jab the knife out at me, then make like he slice it sideways. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dean Thomas, who, like Harry, had grown up with Muggles, ended up closing his eyes and jabbing his wand at the list, then picking the subjects it landed on. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z They push large forkfuls into their mouths, jab at more pieces of pork, one right after the other. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora jabbed a finger in Emily’s direction, punctuating every word. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Without thinking, I swung my sword behind me and managed to jab the thing in her beady yellow eye. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He sat down heavily, not taking off his backpack, which jabbed into my side. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The merchant took his wife in his arms and held her a moment before jabbing an accusatory finger at Baaz. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He snapped out a left jab, straight at the moving head, just as he had for weeks. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Steve did not take kindly to the prison head’s jab, and he was incapable of letting an insult go unanswered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lynn jabs her finger into the button for the first floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt a sharp jab in my guts at the mention of my father, like a poisonous bubble bursting, one that I’d been trying to protect in the soft wet of my insides. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She gave him a tiny jab in the side so that he could feel the point of her second dagger pressed against his kidney. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I instinctively jab back with my elbow to knock the wind out of the fool who thinks he can take liberties. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Calder was jabbing the U pentomino into the arm of his chair for emphasis. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Stephanie’s eyes start flooding, and I throw one more jab to harden the blow. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Getting thrown against the wall, a nail where a framed picture may have hung once jabbing at my back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Jeanine jabs one of the buttons with her finger, and everything goes dark. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He threw jabs, feeling Vegas out, checking out his moves. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The boa constrictor jabbed its tail at the sign again and Harry read on: This specimen was bred in the zoo. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He said, “Hello, Tandy,” and jabbed at the button for the ground floor. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He jabbed his pipe stem at me for emphasis. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Ron jabbed a finger at a copy of the Daily Prophet dated ten days previously. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At first it was from the shots they gave us for typhoid, in very heavy doses and in assembly- line fashion: swab, jab, swab, Move along now, swab, jab, swab, Keep it moving. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She jabbed her thumb into her chest—“It was me.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He picked up the oar and jabbed the wide end of it into Pong's chest, hard enough that it knocked him backward into a seat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Harry jabbed him in the back with his wand. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She had both hands on the lid when she felt something hard and sharp and possibly metallic jab into her ribs from behind. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Pima snorted laughter and jabbed an elbow into his ribs, but even she didn’t suggest scavenging them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z "Yep. He jerked, and jabbed one of his needles right into the dude's side!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z There was more than enough room for me to move easily, but a thorn jabbed me when I got too close. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He jabbed me in the back and I coughed up the water. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z So I point to good, then go to the alphabet strip and then jab at the letters E and R. Good-er. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z I smiled and shrugged, but my accusations were hard, punctuated by a jabbing finger. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When Jesus cured those crippled beggars, didn’t they always get up and dance off stage, jabbing their canes sideways and . waggling their top hats? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She jabbed a finger toward a cute, dark-skinned boy from her history class. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I jab a spoon in my cereal, which has absorbed so much milk that the pieces look like bloated life jackets bobbing in a speckled ocean. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He gave me a little jab and said to her, “Hey, I happen to know another guy that has pretty good muscles too.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The box now had a porch, where Frightful could drop food without getting jabbed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She became exasperated, and threw herself into a furious attack, jabbing and lashing and thrusting and stabbing, and never once did she get past those paws. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He dropped to a crouch and jabbed at my legs. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He winced when Thyon jabbed in his needle, and winced again, because the alchemist missed the spirit vein and hit a blood vessel instead. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Percy jabbed Riptide at the nearest shriveled hag, but she only sneered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Walking made it feel like my bones had healed into blades jabbing into me, but any kind of pain was worth the chance to get out of that darn bed. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z While you and Coby play blackjack, you notice The Twins taunting some poor kid, jabbing the air with their red boxing gloves. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She was holding her violin, and jabbed her bow against the arm of the couch. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Brokk grunted and produced an awl, a pointed spike used in leatherwork, and he jabbed it through the leather, punching holes through Loki’s lips. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Jason slides his hand across his book, jabbing at cards. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to jab at my stomach, and I locked his sword hilt in mine and twisted. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He jabbed his spoon into the stew again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Jax is his own person, so don’t you start comparing him to anyone else. He’s been a big help to me today. Jax, this here’s Sis,” Ma says, jabbing her thumb in the woman’s direction. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z I thought drugs might be something people did to you, like jabbing you with a needle while you were trying to mind your business. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Do you know how that,” Sapo said, jabbing a finger in his chest, “reflects on me?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Meera led the way back up the hill, jabbing at the wights when they came near. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Fawkes was circling its head, piping his eerie song, jabbing here and there at its scaly nose as the blood poured from its ruined eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “Right, partner?” he asked, and jabbed me in the shoulder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She jabbed the Enter button so hard, the computer shook. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She tells Raise to hand her the scissors, then she jabs holes in the curtains. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z He pointed toward the bomb shelter and the sharpness in his voice and the stiffness of his jabbing pointer finger told me he meant business. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The preacher yipped and jabbed at the sky with his fraying Bible. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I jabbed an arm into my coat, poking around behind me with the other arm, but I couldn’t find my sleeve. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Just jabbed her arm up and snapped down real quick. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Billy backed off, feinted once, jabbed, feinted again, twice, disregarded completely a right thrown by Vegas as he prepared a series of blows to the body and head. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Dude threw another jab, and I hit him with the same punch, followed by an uppercut. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He jabbed a finger at Maniac’s nose, pressed it, flattening the soft end of it. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His father jabbed a finger at his face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Twenty-four needle jabs to my rib cage later, I’m flattened out on my hospital bed, gritting my teeth to keep from begging them to bring back my morphling drip. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She felt the shovel jab into her back, and she fell onto hard dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Master jabbed at his ear as if Ugwu’s aunty did not know what it meant to be deaf. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I jabbed at his side with a sharp stake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He jabbed his thumb at the on/off button. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Thinking I’d found an empty chair, I went to sit and felt a fork jab my thigh. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Only tonight it feels more like a jab, jab, jab. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This time he jabs Cardan in the stomach, striking suddenly and with enough force for Cardan to sprawl on the stone floor. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Shadow jabbed at Sweeney, forcing him back into a table; empty glasses and ashtrays crashed to the floor. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His cheek earned him a few extra jabs with the Sensor, and he was still wincing as they stepped out into the wind and sleet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z "You nearly jabbed my eye," I say, and my voice comes out whinier than I intend. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It jabbed at a place near the roots, and at once, the writhing tree became still. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I looked down and realized that I had been jabbing a hole in the wicker arm with my pencil. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Mandela jabbed a pass out on the wing to Muamer, who was open. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The monkey jabbed a toe at its owner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He jabbed the sword forward as if he was going to stick it into Father, and at the same time the men holding Father gave him a jerk. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z With an awkward lurch of her arm, she jabbed the rod forward. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Legs seemed all right, but his ribs were hurt bad—he could only take short breaths and then he had a jabbing pain—and his right shoulder seemed to be wrenched somehow. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “You had every chance in the world and you threw it all away for that—” and I jabbed my wrenched rag toward Grandma’s face watching us petulantly from behind the glass. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw another jab, one I knew was a stinger. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Thalia jabbed at his head, but he snarled and swatted the spear aside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Thalia jabbed at the monster and backed up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I slashed, whirled, blocked, jabbed, but they just kept advancing. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “When Ambrose broke your lute, it roused your sleeping mind. Like a great hibernating bear jabbed with a burning stick, it reared up and roared the name of the wind.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Don't listen to the crowd, no one's hitting them, pop-pop, in and out, jab and run away, circle left, and Rivera's eyes were bloodshot and swollen, his thick arms were sagging. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they jabbed my arm to get my attention. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Then Isabel or Nate would have to jab a tube into the hole, to suction it, so that he could breathe again. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z When the cub still didn’t move, the two-legs jabbed him again. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Vilonia Kline sat down on the dirt beside them, watching the hole get wider and deeper with each jab and throw. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z I had only to move my fingers a little and jab them into the soft tissues, gouge away his sight and give him more agony than he was giving me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z When I placed one at Shawn’s plate, he again jabbed his finger into my ribs. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A day ago I was regular Ali, throwing jabs in the shower and shadow-boxing my own reflection in my mother's mirror. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z A glove landed in my mid-section and I went over again, feeling as though the smoke had become a knife jabbed into my guts. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But they jab at my knees with those lacrosse sticks. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z My jab elicited laughter from a few of his friends and the other students standing nearby. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It acted on him like the jabs from the pointed stick, provoking him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He jabbed the knife into the wood and got to his feet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stumbling across the room to my CD player, I wince as markers jab my bare feet. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There was his tobacco that jabbed under my nail and then something solid, and today my hands needed to touch something real. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Dina flips it open, jabs her finger at the inside cover. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dr. Toledo jabs a needle under the skin near Enrique’s eye, then into his forehead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In and out, one punch at a time, two jabs, and Rivera was grunting, uh . . . uh, as he tried to find Alfred in the dazzling light and the flying sweat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The mare wouldn’t even understand the command when he shouted, “Giddy-yap!”; at the jab of his boot in her gut, which she’d never felt before, she would rear, twisting wildly. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Small as she was, she had jabbed him with her already powerful talons as he carried her to the ground. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z By the time he slashed, Hazel had ducked between his legs and jabbed her Imperial gold blade into his gluteus maximus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had his pointed stick, but it didn’t jab at him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Another tried to snake around the edge of the table, but Ayanna’s staff, flaring with golden light, struck out and jabbed it in the collar until it disintegrated into a tinkle of blackened fragments. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The doorbell rang again with a peremptory jab. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He shifted slightly and a corner of the jiggeh’s frame jabbed him rudely in the back. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Pima laughed and jabbed him in the ribs with an elbow. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain found a tattered old map and jabbed at it with his pipe, saying, “This valley here, we now. You take, go on.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Eddie holding the heavy bag for dear life as I threw hooks and crosses and jabs and straights. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z For the last week or so it's like getting jabbed with a little needle every time I hear that word. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Calmly, Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham jabbed at her and tore a big hole in her black dress. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Chronicler gave a choked scream and jerked away as if he had been jabbed with a hot poker. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A sharp jab in the back cut off my comments. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She jabs the door close button, and then the button for the top floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He jabbed a page with a pawn in his hand. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The word murdered gets stuck in my ear and suddenly it feels like someone is jabbing a finger into my throat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Titan Krios jabbed his thumb against the UP button on the elevator’s right side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It was as though a red-hot wire had been jabbed into him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She jabbed him in the thigh and the giant staggered forward, off balance. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The beasts bellowed in confusion and pain as the paleo-Indians moved in with jabbing spears. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z "Well, we ain't interested no more, Patty. We over it," Lu jabbed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z I’m going to pry that fat jewel from its setting and jab the pin right through your mercher neck for chaining me to a chair, Kaz thought. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In pain and overcome by anger, Joycelyn jabbed her fingers into the other girl’s eyes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I raised my pencil above the paper and froze into the same position a doctor holds just before he jabs a scalpel into a patient. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He jabbed a finger at Mama, who recoiled away from it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With a surreptitious glance at the king, she jabbed Yishan sharply with her elbow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The giant used his spear in a whirlwind of swipes, jabs and slashes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z With a bellicose finger, he jabbed at a picture of Fidel Castro. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She clutched her frog spear in her other hand, jabbing the tines into the snow for a little more support. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Still, the goblins surrounded them, jabbing at them with short swords and knives, forcing them back toward the balcony railing and the darkness beyond it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Then I couldn’t resist teasing her with one last little jab. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Pain like a hot steel wire jabbed its way up her leg and into her hip. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ayanna pushed in behind me and jabbed me in the ribs. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He attacked the sacking with his brass screw again, jabbing and pushing until he’d made another hole in the fabric. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He smiles and jabs me with his finger. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The gun jabbed into me, then slid out onto the ground. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “Davai!” yelled the guards, jabbing us with the butts of their rifles. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The jabs to your belly are almost unbearable. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He just stare at me and jab his finger, then snap his thumb like he firing a gun at me. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Stick yanked open the closet door, his elbow jabbing near the tower. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She withdrew and feinted, her feet jabbing and flexing on the floor with birdlike grace. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z All while feet kicked and hands slapped and elbows jabbed at him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Alfred threw out his jab mechanically, staring at the back of the square, white-topped head, willing it to turn around and look at him. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Rivera was plodding after him now on slow and heavy feet, pop-pop, stay one step ahead of him, jab and jump away, jab and hook and duck under the swinging arm. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw out his jab mechanically, just stiff enough to keep Barnes away. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley jabbed her wand at the cutlery drawer, which shot open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the agony of trying to answer their barely comprehensible questions, I jabbed my hands here and there, forming words with my fingers because the words refused to leave my mouth. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He jabs me in the side with his elbow. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Let’s jab our thumbs down inside his wound and gouge it,” suggested the hatchet-faced man. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I tested it by making little jabs at the air. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mom took a drag from her cigarette and jabbed it in my direction. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z My fear shot forth—a quick, jabbing sword that slashed fiercely, silver flashes, quick cuts wherever my attention drove it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She rolled her eyes and pointed the lightsaber at me, like she was going to jab me. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z But then the bird jabbed at Miss Wren with her beak and Miss Wren’s grasp slipped, and with a big flap of her wings Miss Peregrine nearly escaped from her hands. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z My mother jabbed me in the back to keep quiet. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “But every time he sees me he can’t help but make another jab in my direction.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Yeah. She’s a big scary Divergent, and she’s going to make your head explode with only the power of her brain,” says Lynn, jabbing him between the eyes with her index finger. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When Cole reached camp, he jabbed the blunt end of his spear into the chest cavity of the fish and rotated it over the smoky flames. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He jabbed the prongs into the ditch, under an open grate, and laughed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z She points in my direction, her finger jabbing at the air with some kind of urgent message. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z With a desperate yelp, Frank jabbed his firewood into a pile of snow and extinguished the flame. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Smiling, she flexed, bounced in place, shadowboxed the air with several quick jabs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Even in front of him, crushed against the trunk of the palm, I could feel the rain, which was now jabbing into me like the punches of a nail. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you want?” she shot back, jabbing her stick too hard into the ground, causing it to snap in half. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z At first light he would creep into the thicket, squeeze between the twisted stems, ensconce himself so deep that only a crawler like himself could come through, and that crawler would be jabbed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Arguing with her is like la lucha libre—freestyle wrestling, with almost no rules—and she has just given me a jab to the gut. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Each yank of a weed was like a jab in my heart as I thought about her leaving me behind. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Take it,” the woman said, jabbing it at the little girl. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He jabbed the blade of the knife into the wood, pulled it out, and jabbed it in again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He glared at her and jabbed at the paper with his blunt index finger. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z She jabbed the butcher knife into the can, and the point stuck in the metal. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I jab him with my elbow, but this only infuriates him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z But would she want somebody jabbing a thorn into her? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She wove through the crowd, jabbing her sword into dragon-scale feet at every opportunity and yelling, ‘RUN! RUN AWAY!’ to sow confusion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But the greatest change of all was that she jabbed a foot at Frightful when she came into the box with food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I keep trying to jab at the car seat button because it’s even harder when your hand won’t stay still. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Even my pack began to feel a whole lot lighter; and the forks and knives had stopped jabbing into me whenever I hefted it up again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She closed her fists and went from slapping me in the chest to throwing roundhouses and jabs at the side of my head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When I offered it a bit of dorado, it pecked it out of my hand, jabbing the palm. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Here,” she said, jabbing at the mixture in the funnel. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Jolts and jabs of pain rocketed around inside me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The snake jabbed its tail at a little sign next to the glass. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The sight of it sent a little jab through her heart; it reminded her so much of Dad. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Her hoe jabbed deeper and more sharply into the brown earth at her feet. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He quickly jabbed “F,” “M,” “O,” and “N” into the keypad. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He jabbed his bony finger back at comet and castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Understanding came and with it something cold and solid jabbing into the back of his neck. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She did this decisively, one jab and one grind, not the series of genteel taps favored by many of the Wives. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z That it was bare and cold and smoky, heavy bags hanging from the ceiling that Ms. Adams gave bare-knuckle jabs and right hooks to. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She doesn’t really pull Axel, but what she does pulls him from the jabbing in his heart, into the comfort of Emmett and George’s fine house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I waited for the jab I imagined he was preparing, but instead a quiet voice said, “It’ll be okay, honey.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “After what I said to him? After the—” Dr. Finch jabbed the floor with his walking stick. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z And then I see Max behind the fence, pointing with fast jabs to my right. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Even in public, she’d throw a jab at our president or at the church for supporting him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With a jab of the thumbs, he pressed the sodden cloth between Mr. Sharpe’s lips. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He asks me if I want to stand in the lacquered box while he jabs swords at it. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The moment I say it, I know it’s my jab to the mouth. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z When I complained to my parents, they said not to take the jabs from the other kids to heart. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I reached over and gave him a stupidly affectionate jab on the shoulder. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe these plants, either,” she said, jabbing a forefinger into the soil. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then she jabs her fingers into the petroleum jelly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He jabbed a finger in the direction of the box he’d built. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I do not understand Americans. They say ‘job’ and you think they have said ‘jab,’” her father declared, spelling both words. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I jabbed it into the palm nearest my new shelter, so that I would always know where it was if I needed it. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Every punch, every jab, every time those gloves connected, it felt like we had thrown the punch ourselves. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I jabbed a finger over Coach Whit's shoulder right at Krystal. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Scrimgeour limped toward Harry and jabbed him hard in the chest with the point of his wand: It singed a hole in Harry’s T-shirt like a lit cigarette. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lars flicked his finger over one of the cables, and Nina gasped as stinging little barbs jabbed into her arms and torso. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Their mother jabbed a long fingernail at his dad and covered the phone again. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Ignoring the personal jab, I jotted down her response. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “The next race is about to begin, gentlemen,” Mr. Whitby guffawed, punctuating the statement with a jab of his cigar, in a flourish as enthusiastic as an orchestra conductor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Franz, come!” she said sternly, jabbing her finger at the floor next to her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He grabbed Mike’s hand and jabbed the spike into the tip of Mike’s middle finger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Before they reached him the lion rose on its hind legs, larger than you would have believed a lion could be, and jabbed at Aravis with its right paw. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Aw, shah!” she snapped, jabbing a cone-shaped tin cemetery urn into the ground for the jonquils we brought. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He attached a small square of cloth to the end of a metal stick and began jabbing it down the barrel and through the chambers—eight times. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I jab his sternum with my index finger, digging in my fingernail. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z After Garvey left the detention center that day, Cole jabbed his fist into the air. he exclaimed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “I didn’t say I’d be fighting over you. I’m only throwing jabs if she come at me with some nonsense.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Remembering makes me feel like someone’s jabbing a finger into my throat. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood oozed out R.C. jabbed it again and again until it was pockmarked with bloody holes. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z On the podium, Hitler addressed them directly, jabbing at the air with one arm, his fist clenched. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Frightful was jabbing at some insect in the grass below me when suddenly a flashbulb exploded and a man appeared. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His words hit me like a jab to the chin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She jabs the tiny brush into the coral bottle, wipes the excess under the rim, and expertly strokes it on her big toe, correcting the line with her thumb. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Dude threw a jab but was way off. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He jabbed the needle, recklessly, into the spot dabbed with the ointment. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I know—crazy, but I really do swing at the water, jabs, uppercuts, hooks, pretending that the splash is the sweat spraying off somebody. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "Stick and run, don't slug with him, stick and run, jab and move." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a beautiful spot, isn’t it?” she said, the needles jabbing one another. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She jabbed him with her knees, which hurt. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z With his free hand, he jabbed his spear tip into Adiah’s side. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Someone’s jabbing a finger in my throat again; I can’t breathe. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I wedge my way between them and jab one of the older women in the shoulder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I jab the pause button on my iPod. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The “cowgirl” jab—well, that was my own fault, he thought. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jessie had said, jabbing her index finger in the middle of the big A on Jefferson’s letterman jacket. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Off your heels . . . faster . . . left, right, left, right... snap it out, jab, hook, jab ... harder ... The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Another slithered up and I snapped two quick jabs and a hook. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Malaver and his partner drilled us in various jabs and parries. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The little flag was fastened to the end of that pipe and the pole was jabbed into the soft soil at the north rim of the crater. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Absolutely nothing, sir I” Colonel Cathcart responded sprucely, wincing in extreme pain and gingerly rubbing the spot where Colonel Korn had just jabbed him again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I tried to curl myself around Rose's back, but the intimacy was further broken by RiRi’s feet thrown backwards over Rose’s knees so that they jabbed into my legs like rounded icicles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He jabbed at the wound in Big Bol’s stomach with the tip of his cane. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “What’s that for?” he said, jabbing a thumb at the poster. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z It was more like landing on a huge pincushion and each time I bounced down on it I was jabbed a hundred more times. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My arms were so tight against my head that my ears felt numb, yet it wouldn’t have hurt more if knives were being jabbed into my eardrums. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Up on the balls of your feet, chin in, stick and run, stick it out, jab and move. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The referee pulled them apart, and Alfred kept Barnes away with the jab until the final bell rang. ". . . decision of the judges ... a draw. . . ." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Guenever saw it, however, or felt it in her heart She turned her thumb down, over the edge of the box, and secretly jabbed it downward several times. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugh called out from where he was jabbing holes into a Mason jar lid. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z What the kid Renault needed was a stiff jab to the jaw and another to the belly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She worked an elbow up and jabbed it into his chest. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She tries to switch sword arms, but I jab my scim at her wrist faster than she can parry. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The grandmother screams and curses us, but the nurse continues to jab the cloth at the wound, wiping away the caked brown blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Before his killer could wrench free his blade, Syrio jabbed him in the apple of his throat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I fumblingly jabbed the pen back in its hole and scooted out, deep-frying in embarrassment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He jabbed his knee into my stomach and pressed the knife point against my throat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the practiced habit of jabbing out one’s eyes and forgetting the work of one’s hands. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He’d have enough trouble jabbing the monster without his spear fighting against him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Finn jabbed the shovel into the earth, stamped on the footrest, tossed the dirt over his shoulder, jabbed, stamped, tossed, jabbed, stamped, tossed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I felt the jabbing again in my chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Every time I coughed, the pain from my tom thoracic cartilage felt like someone was jabbing a knife beneath my ribs, and brought tears to my eyes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They were always ready to start striking with their billy clubs and jabbing with electric cattle prods. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z My father playfully jabs the air at my mother. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A bunch of white teenagers stand behind the five protesters on their stools, jeering and jabbing, pouring ketchup and mustard and salt all over their heads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Presently they were all jabbing at Robert who made mock rushes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He jabbed his index finger into his own chest. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He jabs the air with his finger, pointing at me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He marches straight to August and jabs his finger in his chest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Barry wanted to jab Clyde with his stick, but he wouldn’t dare. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z With Cassius Clay you hear the clash of fists, like the plane getting jabbed and punched. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He jabbed his thumb at Magister Spurge and grunted, “Why hasn’t this pale night-worm crawled back to the hole he came from?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z But her eyes snapped up, and she jabbed a finger at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z This led to a quick game of “spleen,” which is where we try to jab each other in the rib cage. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She’s been pestering Joey to teach her to feint and jab. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z One C.I.D. man was looking for a gun to shoot one of the other C.I.D. men who had jabbed his elbow into his eye. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One more elbow jab, and I’m clapping again. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z This one had picked up the shovel handle from the sidewalk and was jabbing it in the air in the boys’ direction every time they moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ophie mostly knew who it was by the words the men were saying: words that were unkind at their heart, the kind of words that bruised and jabbed just by being spoken. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They were all standing now, jabbing, jutting, shouting, whether they had the mike or not. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In the prison wagon, Kaz woke to a sharp jab against his thigh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z That fluttering shadow before my eyes was his jabbing left hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They attacked him from every direction—Leo shooting fire at his legs, Frank and Piper jabbing at his chest, Jason flying into the air and kicking him in the face. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z "You're just pushing that jab, Alfred, you got to throw it." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I jab at her, yet the pitchfork fails to do the job. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z When he came out a few minutes later, he and his deputies began jabbing with their nightsticks again, forcing the teachers back down the steps. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But his jabbing at me about being late does not leave me much room for wanting to-be nice. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Left ... left ... snap it out... drive in ... mix it up . . . don't let 'im get away, Alfred . . . press Angel kept slipping Alfred's jab. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I pass Hana on my way to the bathroom, and she jabs me with an elbow. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I jabbed Geryon in left chest, but he only laughed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Jab and run, dodge, forget the combinations, one punch at a time, two jabs, hit and run, stick and move, don't get too close too long. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Root jabbed the speaker button, putting all the callers on conference. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “He will follow! Too many wicked enemies are smirking and lurking to jab him with pointy spears!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “They began jabbing other teachers and wildly pushed us down the courthouse steps. We began to fall back like bowling pins....Our supporters from the projects who had followed us were getting an eyeful.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Not giving them time to respond to his jab, Dasch told them to get something to eat. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “Fm going to punch Captain Black right in the nose the next time I see him,” gloried die chaplain, throwing two left jabs in the air and then a clumsy haymaker. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Most people around here didn't even know about me training at Malloy's for years, punching the bag, and learning how to snap my jab and move my feet. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z David gets scared when people don’t answer him, and the first tiny pinpricks poke me, little guilty jabs whispering, “He’s doing the best he can.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I jab the stick at the cluster a couple of times, and sure enough, part of the glittering rock comes loose. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The emperor inserted his silver chopsticks in the dishes several times, inspecting the chopsticks after each jab. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The words came out like stiff little jabs in the air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The little fox flipped to his back and gave his belly in submission, but this seemed only to make Bristle angrier, her chattering now punctuated by jabs and nips. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She pointed a pink- lacquered fingernail at me and jabbed the air. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z She jabbed him with her knees, which hurt. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Theo, upset over his Skid Row snooping, took out his anger on the up button, poking it, jabbing it, until the elevator finally made its way down to the lobby. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z When one girl stopped breathlessly, unable to go on, a deputy jabbed her with his club and shouted, “March, dammit. She’s going to march!” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he faced me, I gave him a stiff jab right to the nose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I am not permitted to give out personal information,” he replies blandly, as he jabs at the screen in front of him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Instead, with her free hand, she makes a fist and squeezes hard until she can feel her nails jab her skin. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It always ended with me jabbing playfully at her face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Failing that, if contact was absolutely necessary, a series of thumb jabs to the nerve cluster at the base of the neck would be his chosen modus operandi—quiet as a whisper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I jab my thumb to point so they know where I am talking about. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z I slashed and jabbed, letting my reflexes take over. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He drew a short knife and jabbed it at Otto’s hand. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The left one jabbed Hazel in the face. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I yelped as the sharp metal jabbed into my shoulder, and he just waltzed out the door. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Henry’s fingers give a little jab to his ribs, gently scolding. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I think this will stop him, but he jabs his boot out again and gets me in the chin. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I shouted as a thorn jabbed me right in the bottom. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He had jabbed the spear into its huge eye. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Jared turns around like he can feel Jus jabbing arrows into the back of his head. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t, because a volley of small jabs kept him at bay. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He smiled without warmth, jabbing the crumpled folds of his shirt back down inside his trousers with his thumbs. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A jab of jealousy hits me every time I look over at her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I jabbed my finger with the needle as my eavesdropper’s ears picked the conversation out of the common room’s general din. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “But this”—he jabbed at an empty juice carton and sent it tumbling farther down into the rubbish—“is worthless.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Angel slipped the jab, and Denny slipped the jab, while Henry screamed and Bud yelled, and sometimes Donatelli watched and sometimes he didn't. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The monstrous army swarmed him, but the Maeonian drakon flattened everything in its path, sweeping its tail and spraying poison while Damasen jabbed at Tartarus, forcing the god to retreat like a cornered lion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He started to turn toward the house, but one of the men jabbed his side with a shotgun. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We held brother-sister boxing matches in the kitchen, using the two sets of gloves my dad had given us for Christmas, along with personalized instructions on how to land a proper jab. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Cost me eleven bucks,” I said to Katz a little wildly, shaking the map at him and then crumpling it into an approximately flat shape and jabbing it into my pocket. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Her arm lashed around, and the bloody needle came out of her arm and jabbed into his thumb. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to go to hell with devils chasing me for eternity jabbing me with hot pitchforks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Down they sank once more into the crunching, thudding, voluminous barrage of bursting antiaircraft shells as Aarfy came creeping back behind Yossarian and jabbed him sharply in the ribs again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When the teachers refused to move, the sheriff drew back and began to jab Reese in the ribs with his nightstick. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Alfred sidestepped and snapped a left jab into the charging forehead, then another, pop-pop, but the head came on and crashed into his mouth, hurling him against the ropes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora jabbed a finger in Emily’s direction, punctuating every word. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Time, time, time, thought Alfred, flicking out the jab. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up the fish line nail, bent over the fish, and jabbed the nail into its side. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The girl jabbed her arm out again, pointing at the wound. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They never even had guts enough to puncture it, to jab a hole in it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z "Is that what you call that?" he jabbed. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “Other hand,” the .357 magnum snarled, jabbing again, and this time Bud raised the correct hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The artist’s many jabs left its residue under the surface of the skin. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She jabbed her index finger into his bare chest. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Ess asked, jabbing the knife hard into the fish’s taut belly with her tiny hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z You gave the tall boy a warm grin and poked yourself in the ribs, then jabbed me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I looked him straight on, with my face all serious, and I may have even jabbed a finger in his direction, but he wasn’t having any of my nonsense, Stan being Stan and all. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He dodged the trident and, using his ventus to shoot forward, jabbed his sword into the giant’s reptilian leg. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Jemmy gave the prince a sudden jab of his elbow to keep his mouth shut. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z The young woman ignores them both and jabs the elevator button. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The thought passed through Kaz’s mind in a humiliating, gibbering wave of panic, then the phantom was upon him, and he felt the sharp jab of a needle in his neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The rubbery front part of his sneaker jabbed too hard against the wall and bent like clown shoes. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora jabbed a finger at Matthew like he expected him to respond. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Once, indeed, I became so infuriated that I ran at him blindly and gave him a mighty jab in the stomach and knocked him down. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He was jabbing God with his finger, trying to free Him, choking on Him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On its back, Damasen yelled insults and jabbed at the god of the pit, taunting Tartarus farther away from the Doors. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A knife jabbed my right kidney again and again, with my heartbeat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t hear what they were saying, but his grandma was pretty ferociously jabbing her finger toward his dad’s chest. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z When I put one in front of him, Shawn jabbed a finger into my ribs, digging hard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ma reared back to throw a jab right at my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Laney declared, jabbing her finger at the tree she had chosen. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Barry wanted to jab Clyde with his stick, but he wouldn’t dare. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But perhaps not, I thought, jabbing my suspicions away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not so good,” she said, jabbing at her mouth with a toothpick. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Amelia was sewing new ribbons on her Sunday bonnet and, watching Betsy’s performance, managed to jab the needle into her finger instead of the hat brim. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Benji shook his head and jabbed the up button for the elevator. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Black fists in black gloves delivering black power two jabs at a time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The students surrounding him, the boys especially, have gone silent, jabbing one another with their elbows as they try to figure out who I am and how Christoffel knows me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He jabbed and parried and thrust, cutting a path any way he wished. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I could feel his eyes jabbing into my back. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z "He was to jab himself with this poison pin," Khrushchev proclaimed, "which would have killed him instantly. What barbarism! Here it is, the latest achievement of American technology for killing their own people!" Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Once, Barnes tried to duck the jab, and stumbled, his unprotected face bobbing up six inches from Alfred's right fist. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they walked out of the tent with Spurge disguised, forcing Werfel before him, jabbing him in the neck with the pike. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Every now and then she throws me a little jab to remind me to “make exercise a part of my daily routine.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Vegas moved away, slid along the ropes, picked off a wild left that Billy threw, and missed a jab himself. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear began hopping about their little den like a rabbit, dodging Crane-man’s jabs and swipes, his shame forgotten for the moment, as the day ended in laughter. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Tomás put them in his pocket and, glaring at the young man, jabbed his thumb toward the rear door of the shop. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Pain jabbed at me each time he went over a bruise, but my body was too tired to flinch away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He pulled the blanket over Rocky as if he were already dead, and then he jabbed the rifle butt into the muddy blanket. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Ellen shouts, jabbing a finger across the table at Oscar, eyes wide. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “D, enough with the summer school jabs, okay?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Just as I had that soft plastic arm out of Fern’s mouth, those Cassius Clay-fighting clouds threw our 727 another jab. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ali,” the boy said, jabbing his fists high in the air as a sign of victory. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Just by the way Papa jabbed his spoon in the sugar dish, I knew something was coming. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He jabbed a finger against one of the overhead lights and it snapped on at his command. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She scrambled up onto the sill, but Lyra jabbed the length of rail at her fiercely, and she fell back again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora jabbed a finger at Matthew like he expected him to respond. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On deck, Carlyle jabs at the squid with a mop handle sharpened into a harpoon, but the creature’s flesh is too thick for him to do much damage. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Before I could jab him in the ribs, Aunty Em said, “No, no, children. No money. This is a special case, yes? It is my treat, for such nice orphans.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The dwarf waddled after him, slashing with the torch, jabbing it at the stone man’s eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I woke him by touching his arm with one finger, softly at first, then harder and harder till I was jabbing into his flesh, marveling at how hard it was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I occupied my mind with other things and tried not to twitch at the nahlrout- dulled jabs of the needle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He jabbed a vicious finger at the spot. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She jabbed at the elevator button, knowing she should feel embarrassed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "Yeah, man, the track is for runners, not people who want to pretend like they runners," Lu jabbed, now standing straight. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Holding up the sharp pencil she had jabbed into my back, she smiled the same malicious smile I’d seen in the playground. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I am willing to let that little jab slide. It would be wonderful if you would participate in our mascot change campaign, Jessica.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She jabbed her finger at Finn again and again, like someone tapping out a beat. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Fidencio was laughing with one of the other men and playfully pretending to jab at him with his fists. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He jabbed at a few of the freshmen as he walked by them—especially the smallest ones. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She considered jabbing one of the tailor’s pearl-headed pins through his eye. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She waited until the man felt the knife point before she jabbed it skillfully, about a quarter of an inch through his shirt into the skin. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time he saw a pile of leaves and twigs, he jabbed and poked and called out for Smaug. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I jabbed the earth with my stick, ashamed at the twinge of jealousy. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z All of a sudden Deluca jabs me hard with his elbow. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Vines tangled their legs and briars jabbed their arms. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He loved boxing where everything was visible—the jabs, the hooks, the roundhouse swings, the glove in the stomach. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Newt stood to join Thomas and jabbed a finger in his face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Brother McKinnon’s voice took on a dangerous hush as he jabbed Dill in the chest with his index finger, punctuating his words. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She jabbed her right finger into her left arm to demonstrate. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay awake, thinking about the needle jabbing into his thumb, thinking about Ebola starting its inevitable replication in his bloodstream. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Something is jabbing at the side of my chest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As I walk to the car she jabs the air, toward my leg. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z They stood toe to toe in the center of the ring, whacking, slugging, thumping back and forth, flinging sweat, elbows, fists, knees, jab the middle one, hook the middle one. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The nurse jabbed the needle in, and I winced, savoring the tiny hurt. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Vegas didn’t know that he’d been hurt, and when Billy managed to throw a light jab it was Vegas who grabbed and held on. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He jabbed the spear into the ground, and the point broke off. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was Atlas in full battle armor, jabbing with his javelin, laughing insanely as he fought. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A bone in Nivea’s corset snapped and the point jabbed her in the ribs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A second sees it and tries to run farther; a bayonet jabs into his back. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The other boys squatted upright on their beds, watching h«n- Agravaine came to the unicorn, and began jabbing his spear into its quarters, into its slim befly, into its ribs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He squealed as he jabbed, and the unicorn looked to Meg in anguish. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Elinor jabbed the barrel of the gun into his ribs so hard that he stumbled back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The Warden jabbed at Armpit with her pitchfork, knocking him backward into the big hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Filch told us so when he was jabbing those Secrecy Sensors everywhere he could reach.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He scooted farther down, wincing as the spiky durian rinds jabbed into his skin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He jabbed the sword again at Father’s stomach. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were three Hubbards now, all of them hazy, jab at the middle one, hook the middle one. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s a bracing songwriter, full of quick jabs and mundane details that end up being full of import. Review: Bully Shows Righteous Fury and Quick Jabs on ‘Feels Like’ 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z This is a particularly amusing jab, as Allen had previously destroyed Buckley in a televised debate. Annie Hall at 40: ranking the film's funniest moments 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z But "Book of Mormon" lands most of its jabs with wide-eyed gusto, a bombardment of pop-culture refs and an inherent sweetness, of all things. This season, Broadway flouts its grit (and some glitz) 2011-06-03T18:24:03Z Lean and spry, Holcomb bounces through a jab combination, staying light on his feet as women half his age try to keep up. Age is nothing but a number for this 65-year-old kickboxing instructor 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Instead, one of the soldiers jabbed the end of his rifle into this boy, who became ashen and stopped talking. Hugh Bonneville: ‘I’m raging against the dying of the light by buying a convertible’ 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z These jabs at Georgia escalate, as do others directed toward women in the book. ‘Jane Doe January’: A writer seeks truth and justice in her own rape case 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z The band’s two founding members intertwine their voices, weaving them into jabbing guitar lines that ascend almost as high as Tucker’s beautiful-but-not-pretty caterwaul. At the Anthem, Sleater-Kinney’s music bridges the past, the present and the future 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z President Trump has a long history of using the bully pulpit to take jabs at reporters. Trump’s ‘ask China’ response to CBS’s Weijia Jiang shocked the room — and was part of a pattern 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z But “Insecure’s” Blackness is what allows it to capture the micro jabs of racism that pervade so much of daily life. Aidy Bryant doesn’t think ‘fat’ is a bad word. Her show ‘Shrill’ proves it. 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The episode ends on a let’s-agree-to-disagree note that rings false, not just because of all the partisan jabs that precede it but because of the real-life climate. Review: The World Changed. NBC’s ‘Will & Grace’ Hasn’t. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump has been less restrained about criticizing journalists, and late-night hosts often used their soapbox to push back against his jabs at the news media’s credibility. Late-Night TV Highlights in 2017: Trump, Russia, Weinstein and More 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z I couldn't understand a word, though the final gesture – a middle finger jabbed aggressively upwards – was enough to give the gist. In Water I'm Weightless – review 2012-08-02T17:00:01Z There are sketches parodying figures in both parties, and it’s always a bellwether to see who gets the sharpest jabs. At the Gridiron dinner, a Republican governor roasted Trump 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z These ferocious works are completed in mere minutes as he throws high-velocity jabs, haymakers and uppercuts. | Forty Years of Love and Art and Chaos 2013-08-15T20:15:20Z And then she delivers a hard jab to the sternum: “I was learning: The simple act of loving her was countercultural.” What Happens When Your Baby Isn’t Who You Expected? 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Even this connection couldn't escape a jab from Colbert. Stephen Colbert Calls Trump News Program 'Propaganda' 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z These are not threads so much as needles, jabbing the reader to a heightened state of attention and then slipping away. Exploring the Personal Legacy of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Though some of the jabs "Me" takes at reality TV are clever, the film, like Alice, tends to fracture at key moments. Kristen Wiig is fearless in reality TV-jabbing 'Welcome to Me' Somewhat facetiously, Mr. Oliver, who is a British citizen, talked about whether his frequent comedic jabs at Mr. Trump might mean that he now has to return to his home country. Just a Friendly Chat Between 2 Worried Late-Night Hosts 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The song dissolves into echo-laden loops of voices, before the band returns to land its final jabs. The Playlist: Janelle Monáe Feels the Funk, and 13 More New Songs 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z So did other campaign trail moments: “You might remember the on-stage celebratory fist bump between me and my husband after a primary win that was referred to as a ‘terrorist fist jab.’ Michelle Obama’s season of calling it like she sees it 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z It was a jab and then an uppercut. Perspective | For dignity’s sake, Jim Jordan, put on a jacket 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The pop star originally ended the post with a jab at Lindsay Lohan, suggesting any comparison between the two was wrong. Bieber rants about 'lies' in Instagram post 2013-03-14T18:17:09Z And, he said, with vaccines in plentiful supply it’s easy to get jabbed quickly. The ‘Tripledemic’ Holiday: How to Fly More Safely (Hint: Wear a Mask) 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z This comment was interpreted by many political commentators and observers, including Goldberg, as a jab at rank-and-file members of the Democratic Party. Whoopi Goldberg rips Ocasio-Cortez: "Before you start pooping on people ... you got to do something" 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The man immediately jumped over the ticketing desk, cornering three people behind a desk and began jabbing and swinging his knife, injuring one employee in the neck and another in the left collar bone. After MoMA Stabbings, Museums Review Their Safety Protocols 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Entourage" is usually a lot more broad in its satire, always sort of jabbing an elbow in your ribs and going, "Clever, huh? "Entourage" recap: 8x1 2011-07-25T16:40:00Z She conveyed her message in the solidity of her stance, in her genteel smile and her determined finger jabs. Perspective | Stacey Abrams, a sea-blue dress and the politics of appearance 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z But even maternal pride couldn’t stop her from taking a jab at Mrs. Clinton. Even the Teen Vogue Writer Who Took on Trump Gets Stage Fright 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z His script acknowledges its brazenness, but only after taking combative jabs at religion, grief books, group counseling and other restorative practices friends dare suggest. Review: Laughing, and Crying, in the Face of ‘Grief’ 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Gently removing himself from a controversy while taking a stinging jab at feminists anyway? Louis CK: I wasn’t defending Tosh 2012-07-17T14:30:00Z We did see some friendly locals, including a group of old men, canes jabbing at the gravel path; as we passed, we exchanged “Bon dia,” Catalan for “Buenos días.” Explorer: In Spain, Hiking Along the Volcanoes of Catalonia 2011-09-09T19:00:10Z “This is true,” he says, and I notice Felipe giving the fond smile of someone who has had that finger jabbed at him plenty of times. On your way, Pinochet! The factory workers who fought fascism from Glasgow 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Moving up from my feet, he delivered a quick jab to my calves, tugged at my bent legs and poked from side to side, identifying all of my aches. This physical therapist pulls, slaps and prods to relieve patients’ chronic pain 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z "Sorry, Randy, didn't see you there," he added, jabbing at Carey collaborator and longtime "Idol" judge Randy Jackson. Mariah Carey accepts Icon award from artists group 2012-09-08T10:01:07Z She doesn’t hack at the air with her hand or jab at it with her thumb. Diana Taylor doesn’t have a name for her relationship with Mike Bloomberg. She just wants him to win. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Fall Out Boy is reduced to trademark Patrick Stump yelps over some hard guitar jabs and robbed of all its funk. The Playlist: Fall Out Boy Makes Us Very Afraid 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The pantomime of head-butting and jabbing, with moments when his whole body crumples as if in grief, lasts mere seconds. Perspective | In pain and rage, a protester approached police. And then he danced. 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Greilsammer began with the first movement of the Janacek suite, which emerged in hazy rolled harmonies and nervously jabbing repeated notes. Review: Searching for a Path Out of a Musical Labyrinth 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z When Megan Thee Stallion raps, the words arrive like jabs: confident, precise, disorientingly direct. The Old-Fashioned, High-Impact Rhymes of Megan Thee Stallion 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z Much of the humor comes from how mother and son push each other’s buttons with verbal jabs and petty nagging that belie their affectionate bond. For Mother’s Day, Movies All About ‘Mother’ 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z But it also had the jab of a simple yet pressing question: “What now?” Vijay Iyer and Mark Turner Help Open the Met Breuer 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Somebody will, but it's hard to take offense when a sharp jab comes with a hearty guffaw. Teatro ZinZanni's new show mixes food, fun and a little commentary 2012-03-09T20:47:06Z Often, Mr. Scott’s sartorial puns serve as cover for a stiletto-sharp jab of cultural commentary, but this time they seemed less wink-wink than irrelevant. Everything Looks Different Now 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z Jimmy Fallon: In his opening monologue, the host made a few jabs at the incoming president. Celebrities Who Called Out Donald Trump at the Golden Globes 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Franzen includes a little jab at the writer and activist Naomi Klein for arguing that “the time is right” for societies to tackle climate change. Jonathan Franzen Despairs of a Planet Inhospitable to Birds 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z At Rolling Stone, “Scorsese is jabbing hard at America’s jackpot culture.” So, Does The Wolf of Wall Street Glorify Greed or Not? 2014-01-02T19:54:45Z More successful are the short, sharp jabs at consumer culture: A popular TV show is titled “Kids With Knives,” and an advertisement for baby food proudly proclaims that it’s been pre-chewed by actual mothers. ‘Greener Grass’ Review: Life Is (Not) Beautiful 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z The colors are chaotic, with streaks of red jabbing out like police-car lights. Art Review: ?De Kooning: A Retrospective? at MoMA - Review 2011-09-15T11:00:58Z The unexpected jabs to the shoulder and later the slaps initially seem almost cartoon-like. Same Planet Different World elevates collisions to an art form 2011-03-11T16:28:57Z David sticks a gun in her back, grabs her by the hair, forces her into his van and jabs a needle into her thigh. Books of The Times: Chilling Abduction in Chevy Stevens?s ?Still Missing? 2010-07-04T21:49:00Z Mr. Shechter’s sinewy phrases become more emphatic as the dancers jab at the air with whipping arms and slap at the floor, but what is the aggression building toward? Bodytraffic Performs at the Joyce Theater 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z He jabbed his British audience about the polite racism of 19th century African imperialism. Africa is not a country — and it’s not all misery and poverty, either: What America can learn from Trevor Noah 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Indeed Viola Davis, who won the award for best supporting actress for her performance in “Fences,” stood out for not taking a jab at the ban. SAG Awards 2017: Acceptance Speeches Grow Pointedly Political 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z The conservative streak typified by the appearance of so many Hollywood oldsters surfaced throughout the week in a series of jabs — from panelists and fans alike — at the film industry’s new obsession with 3-D. Older Stars and 3-D Skeptics Hit Comic-Con 2010-07-23T22:18:00Z Kicking her legs and jabbing her arms with impertinence and impatience, she ripped through the space, a wolf in pink clothing. Dance Review: Yoshiko Chuma?s ?A-C-E One? at the River to River Festival 2010-07-08T21:23:00Z After Donald Trump took a jab at Hillary Clinton last week over Bill Clinton’s “terrible record of women abuse,” Bill Clinton’s past behavior toward women has once again been thrust into the limelight. Bill, Hillary and the women: Should millennials care about Bill Clinton’s sex scandals? 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z As he jabs at his iPad, awkward laughter trickles through the capacity crowd. Lee Ridley: making comedy out of silence 2012-06-06T17:26:50Z His literary newsletters delighted his fans with humorous jabs at “big wine” and the critics who rewarded higher alcohol with higher point scores, including a lengthy riff on Dante’s “Divine Comedy” called, “The Vinferno.” Reflecting the hardships of the business, an iconoclastic critic of ‘Big Wine’ sells his indie vineyard 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Against his wishes, I confronted this person with two sharp verbal jabs. Social Q?s: At the Table, Like Father, Like Son? 2011-07-14T21:32:07Z Alcohol is served aplenty, leading to a looser atmosphere, and the host or hosts are usually allowed to insert some more daring jabs. Golden Globes 2019: the red carpet, the winners, the speeches – live! 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z And some later jokes, like a visual jab at the director Robert Rodriguez, are funny. | 'Scream 4': The Shrieks Continue 2011-04-15T05:58:41Z In lieu of a host, the actor and comedian Thomas Lennon was on hand to offer commentary and jabs between segments. The Best and Worst Moments of the 2019 Emmys 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z It was that same unchecked humor that made him a regular on Comedy Central’s series of roasts, in which celebrities take turns jabbing at the guest of “honor.” Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian With a Distinctive Voice, Dies at 67 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z “I guess I’m just used to Adam,” Shelton said, sending a lighthearted verbal jab his favorite sparring partner’s way. 'The Voice' recap: Blind auditions are now twice as nice 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z She is not too politically correct to refer to women as “dames” when appropriate — and in fact takes a few jabs at recent literary theorists and their trendy jargon. ‘So We Read On: How “The Great Gatsby” Came to Be,’ by Maureen Corrigan More adolescent girls and two adult women joined ranks with Abigail and Betty, writhing as they jabbed accusatory fingers at those assembled in the courtroom. Stacy Schiff's history of Salem trials and Alex Mar's book on modern pagans offer bewitching reading 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z But Anderson said very few men dropped out of the trial and three-quarters said they would opt to continue using the jabs if given the option. Male contraceptive gel: couples being recruited for pioneering UK trial 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z None was more telling than “I Want You,” a slow, seething, self-lacerating and furious confession of passion and need, with jabs of bitter lead guitar. Music Review: Another Spin of the Musical Wheel 2011-05-24T21:48:10Z Mr. Noah would probably dodge the tragedy in favor of a cheap marginal jab. For Larry Wilmore, a Wagging Finger Replaces a Wink on ‘The Nightly Show’ 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z “Here we have land!” she countered, jabbing her finger at the dry terra-cotta earth. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z On a vast plain of ice, a group of unidentified men search for something beneath the surface, peering on hands and knees and jabbing at it with sharp sticks. ‘Aquarela’ Review: The Shapes of Water 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z He guzzles wine, jabs his knife to gesticulate, then, exactingly, flicks a fleck of food off the tablecloth. He’s Playing Rupert Murdoch as More Than a ‘Pantomime Villain’ 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Immediately after the election of Donald Trump, awards ceremonies were dominated by jabs at him and his agenda. Oscars speeches expected to be more 'direct, forceful and correct' 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z Flashes of silver swooped through the air as the two armor-clad men jabbed, stabbed and poked their weapons at each other. Have at thee! Special Forces veteran revives medieval combat skills. 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z Thus he takes every opportunity to needle at them, and many of his jabs are too accurate to ignore. The power of "Evil" compels us to celebrate the monstrous reasons it speaks to us right now 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Elimination of cervical cancer in wealthy countries such as the UK may be possible within decades, say experts, following a major study showing the success of the HPV jab in protecting women. Rich nations could end cervical cancer within decades, say experts 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z He also made jabs at Boebert for asking, "Do you know who I am?" as she was escorted out of the theater: "Freshman-era hand stuff": John Oliver mocks Lauren Boebert's torrid "Beetlejuice" date 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The fights are a cacophony of comic book-esque jabs and hits, interspersed with Beethoven’s Symphony No 5. My streaming gem: why you should watch Catfight 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z But what would any literary exhibition be without a few jabs at critics? ‘Gatsby to Garp,’ a Feast of First Editions at the Morgan 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Save for Carmichael's measured jabs, it was business-as-usual along the red carpet parade. "I'm here 'cause I’m Black": For the Golden Globes' TV return, Jerrod Carmichael tells on the HFPA 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The joke works two ways—it is, at once, a familiar jab in the ribs from Godard about military power, as well as an admission that this power serves some purpose. Film: The Problem With 'Breathless' 2010-06-05T01:58:00Z Sean Penn wasn't impressed, taking it upon himself to apologise for Rock's jab at Jude Law. The many lives of James Franco 2011-02-20T21:29:01Z QUOTE: "You want to put bugs on an opponent's windshield a little bit." -boxing analyst Teddy Atlas, encouraging Shields to pepper her opponent with jabs. Olympic Viewing: Blunt talk from Lisa Leslie 2012-08-10T11:59:10Z At 19, he took a jab at his homeland’s film industry with his documentary “Four Step Plan,” which addressed plagiarism in Indian films. ‘The Disciple’ returns India to Venice film fest competition 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z His fidgety, high-energy combination of comic jabs, spliced with just enough analysis to be taken seriously by the faithful, makes him a uniquely potent foe for the left. Greg Gutfeld has risen to the top at Fox News — and that’s no joke 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Masekela played fluegelhorn with luminous clarity and his distinctive, gently jabbing phrases. Music Review: Hugh Masekela Played His Horn and Sang at Rose Theater 2014-04-06T21:43:49Z Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential contender, also weighed in with a video jab. Obama tries to turn page in Chicago 2011-08-04T01:49:00Z There were personal jabs about being “ashy” and class warfare was waged whenever the working-class branch of the family butted heads with their “bougie” in-laws. A Groundbreaking Cartoon Family Returns, ‘Louder and Prouder’ 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z In the afternoons between practices, Attonito pulled on his mitts and guided me across the mats, showing me how to jab, hook, throw a straight right, thwack a thigh with a leg kick. I flipped my “psycho switch”: The surprising rage and fury I felt in the cage with mixed martial arts champions 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z He understood the approach that best suited him — the New York classicist style of hard rhyme jabs over production full of soul samples and snappy, firm drums — and never wavered. Sean Price, Rapper With Deep Brooklyn Roots, Dies at 43 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z After an ultraviolent opening movement of flamboyantly choreographed thrusts, jabs and parries, a slow second movement murmured with a profoundly hollow, almost tactile numbness: an eerie sensation as much felt as heard. Music Review: MATA Featival Features Calder Quartet at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-04-21T22:26:00Z In the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Under the Bridge,” Santana surrounds its own singer, Andy Vargas, with Latin percussion and Mr. Santana’s snaky, jabbing leads, then breaks into a bilingual rock mambo. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-09-19T22:48:00Z Hopes for an effective Ebola vaccine have been raised after trials of an experimental jab found that it gave monkeys long-term protection from the killer disease. Hopes raised as Ebola vaccine protects monkeys for 10 months 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Then he threw in another jab: “Andrew M. Cuomo is a remarkably horrid political creature who also happened to be a horrendous governor.” Cuomo vs. de Blasio: Clash of egos ends with a whimper 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Rice got an extra jab in that Cohen fans will enjoy. Leonard Cohen’s reps say they specifically declined GOP requests to use "Hallelujah" at convention 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z “I’ll probably just close my eyes and jab at some names,” the friend joked back. Thank God it’s over: D.C. voters conquer the last primary in the land 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z The Chinese version avoided mocking political leaders, instead taking a jab at China’s oft-ridiculed national football team in a recent episode. 'Saturday Night Live' pulled in China amid crackdown on content 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z While Gervais hasn't given away any of his jokes yet, he did tell reporters at a gathering of TV critics this past Friday in Los Angeles that his verbal jabs were already written down. Hollywood preps for Golden Globe party 2012-01-15T18:03:42Z Instead she focused on how to charm and disarm future fragile-ego bosses: “Any jab of yours that is less than totally positive will cause him agony.” Perspective | The bracing truth and sadness in E. Jean Carroll’s advice columns 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Like last week, Weekend Update’s political jokes felt a bit tired, though Colin Jost got in one good jab about Mike Pence accepting the results of the election “unless they’re gay”. SNL: Hanks makes American dads great again as Baldwin’s Trump tics on 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z All three took their second jabs in August, the agency said. 3 members of K-pop sensation BTS diagnosed with COVID-19 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z What would sound like a heavy-handed jab at the businessman-turned-president from a leftist playwright actually wasn’t. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z While the crowd counts down the final 10 seconds, Thomas jabs oysters, then shoves in a forkful. The world of competitive oyster eating: 'your stomach is like a human Tetris' 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Perhaps it’s a remnant of that American outlaw spirit that tempts Handler to risk these satiric jabs. From the ‘Lemony ’ author, an adult novel of upper-middle-class despair 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z He was most brutal on celebrities in the crowd, softening them up with a few jabs before throwing a haymaker. Why ‘Def Comedy Jam’ Gets No Respect 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z This cynical jab deftly reduces principles to inherited customs and displays a gift for intelligent wordplay. Lenny Bruce Shattered Taboos, but Was He Funny? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z I found quickly that the mechanics of writing, of my fingertips jabbing at the letters, served to somehow focus me by funneling my attention, backspacing and typing my way into my thoughts. Augusten Burroughs: “What did normal people do when they stopped drinking?” 2013-04-23T00:00:00Z He pointed and jabbed and stretched his fingers wide and palmed the air. Perspective | No studio audience and an elbow bump: The Biden-Sanders debate was a study in contrasts 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z Police said that surveillance video captured Stout grabbing the knife and making a “jabbing motion” towards the victim. Waitress literally stabs co-worker in the back at Indiana restaurant: allegations 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z The world's first jab occurred earlier that month in the UK. Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z “Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role,” the actor told the Globes audience, who promptly cheered and laughed at the jab. The Church of Satan approves of Christian Bale using the Devil for inspiration to play Dick Cheney 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z The balletic bouts of speedy steps, jabbed limbs and torqued torsos are choreographed in strict rotational symmetry and tied to the arrhythmic jitters of a percussive score. Emio Greco – review 2012-05-25T18:17:32Z "Look," she said with menacing, jabbing finger, "at Andrew Lloyd Webber". Thatcher casts a long shadow 2013-04-08T15:44:23Z Ms. Lee’s good-natured jab is indicative of how, in a short time, the Korean dancers acclimated to the different artistic environment. Trey McIntyre Project Collaborates with Korean Dancers 2012-11-09T23:06:30Z Working the opposite corner, Ball watched him throw jabs up from the waist with a sharp exhale “like a steam shovel,” and follow up with powerful right hands. Boxer who fought Tsarnaev: “Wish I’d known he was evil” 2013-04-23T23:41:00Z The ironic jab of that teensy “only” is the kind of thing a translator savors getting just right. Did He Really Say That? On the Perils and Pitfalls of Translation 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z He also took a jab at Trump’s furious tweet after the travel ban block was upheld. Late-night TV roundup: Kellyanne Conway is a 'truth scarecrow' 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z The bit included jokes at his own expense, as well as jabs at Republicans, Fox News and even Colbert himself. President Obama takes command of 'The Colbert Report' 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The flight of American factory jobs has even become a heated issue in the presidential race, with President Obama and Mitt Romney trading jabs over being the “Outsourcer in Chief,” to use Mr. Romney’s phrase. ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ Has a New Meaning 2012-09-15T01:00:36Z Festivalgoers were urged to get the jab, after infection rates in England tripled in a year. How disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield was embraced by Trump's America 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z After two galleries of Colescott’s jabbing, jeering paintings with their swirling paint and riotous color, Marshall’s work seems a little quieter, with more open settings and subdued color palettes. Seattle Art Museum’s ‘Figuring History’ a powerful look at who is represented in art 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Keyboards jab, drums punch, guitars surge and recede in noisy squalls, and a funereal organ cloaks everything in menace. Album review: David Bowie, 'The Next Day' 2013-03-07T17:26:00Z A guy who danced with Ms. Fonda at a Long Island country club in the 1950s recalls that she carried a hidden hatpin in her hand to jab her dance partners in the neck. Books of The Times: Her Life Since Then: Different Views of It 2011-08-18T23:00:12Z While noting that "The Simpsons" often takes jabs at religious figures, it said parents should not be afraid to let their children watch "the adventures of the little guys in yellow." In excelis D'oh! Vatican says Homer, Bart Catholic 2010-10-19T17:32:00Z When one character jokes that she is “God,” his jab works because she is indeed all-powerful — so much so that, despite her heinous actions, she alone among the major evildoers never receives her ultimate comeuppance. The sneaky politics of “Suicide Squad”: A popcorn movie for the prison-industrial complex era 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z When you can actually chase down your friends after they've jabbed you a little bit. Paula Pell, queen of comedy: On her "SNL" years, making "Wine Country" with Amy Poehler and more 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z They jabbed this and that with forks, then slipped into Uber cars to resume their gliding circuits through New York’s wild kingdom. At Sessanta in SoHo and L’Amico in Chelsea, Italy Is Merely a Diversion 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z It doubled me over like a heavyweight jab to the gut. The day I lost my best friend: how two marriages changed everything 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z An Obama campaign spokesman jumped on Romney's decision when asked for comment, saying, "It's no surprise Romney decided to play hooky" and jabbing at the GOP candidate over education and PBS funding. Nickelodeon TV says Romney skipped kids' questions 2012-10-08T22:04:08Z Her footwork is clean and her jab is stiff. ‘I Love to Fight. I Live to Fight.’ 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The interview offers few if any direct jabs taken at the current president, probably because Obama’s too smart to take the bait and Letterman’s too reluctant to offer it. Review | Letterman sits down with Obama, but both men seem rusty and off their game 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Perhaps recalling his mission — and how he arrived in Vegas in the first place — the addled Agent Cooper crawls over to an electrical outlet, and jabs his dessert fork into it. ‘Twin Peaks’ Season 3, Episode 15: The Body Electric 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z In true Sheen fashion, the actor kicked off his speech with a jab at Slash's former Guns N' Roses bandmate, singer Axl Rose. Ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash honored with Hollywood star 2012-07-11T01:40:39Z As I scrolled through the #grapenuts content, I quickly noticed that even replies in defense of the cereal contained little jabs about its flavor and texture. In defense of Grape-Nuts, a cereal for the self-deprecating humorist 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Last weekend, the New York Times reported that Kelly’s January departure from Fox was prompted, in part, by O’Reilly’s repeated on-air jabs at her on this very subject. Perspective | ‘Be brave’: Bill O’Reilly’s downfall teaches a wonderful lesson to working women 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z I have the body of a person who’s been sitting still for decades, hunched forward, jabbing her chin at imaginary enemies. ‘I have the body of someone who's been sitting still for decades’ | Zoe Williams 2017-07-15T04:00:00Z The telecast is then predictably salted with lots of jokes and jabs about what’s wrong with the Oscars. Review | A decent show, if you like your Oscar nights fully automated 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z This year, he will perform in full “Alice’s Restaurant,” his satirical folk jab at 1960s counterculture; it’s a quite lengthy, jam-friendly song, like a tryptophan lull for the ears. Pop & Rock Listings for Nov. 27-Dec. 3 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z "There's always going to be gaffes on both sides, and we're going to throw jabs on both sides," Johnson said. Amazon tests techie comedy 'Betas' in original programming push 2013-11-21T22:58:40Z And the comic jabs threw me off balance, setting up the dramatic uppercuts. 'Mad Men' Watch: Welcome Back; We Missed You 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Always engaging, frequently awkward, and consistently funny and full of jabs, their many interviews on both The Daily Show and The O’Reilly Factor combine to make up Stewart’s best running takedowns. Watch Jon Stewart's 11 Best 'Daily Show' Takedowns 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z “The Colbert Show’s” entire shtick is based on the parody of the right-wing blowhard, and as such it’s consistently taken clever jabs as the issues of race in our country. No, we shouldn’t #CancelColbert 2014-03-28T14:14:00Z Duffy isn’t kidding around: upon popping the Scorpion into my mouth, the tip of my tongue feels like it’s being jabbed by a hundred needles and there’s a heavy burn rolling toward my tonsils. In search of the world’s hottest pepper 2013-04-10T22:08:00Z I wasn’t involved with their jabs on and off stage. “I did so many bad things with my genitals”: Blink-182’s Travis Barker opens up on sex, drugs, plane crashes and Christianity 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Tightly clustered syllables that landed like quick jabs. How Takeoff and the Migos Flow Changed Atlanta Rap 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Leading a quartet, Mr. DeFrancesco stretches out wide beneath the singer’s blustering swagger, often interceding with riffs and jabs of his own. Van Morrison Would Rather Play Jazz Than Talk About It 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The videos are funny partly because they are incongruous: insightful jabs made by a hip-hop personality whose faux-outsider perspective is intended to challenge the art world’s pretensions and inaccessibility. Noticed: Hennessy Youngman Offers Offbeat Art Criticism 2012-02-29T23:25:21Z It’s just that after all that carnage, it reads as a false moment of healing, a pre-emptive jab at critics who might call 13 Hours a jingoistic hootenanny. Review: Michael Bay Ups the Blunt-Trauma Quotient with '13 Hours' 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z The other night I launched the app and played a 30-minute video that involved me mimicking a series of jabs, hooks and squats. God’s gift: how to look like Chris Hemsworth 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Back and forth the men argue with passion and conviction, trading arguments like championship jabs. Paris' fate is at stake in the flawless, WWII-set 'Diplomacy' 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z His shuffles and boogies had lean, steely syncopations, and his lead-guitar lines presaged Detroit music in his wake: distorted and jabbing against the beat. Music Review: Mitch Ryder, Death and Gories Come to Lincoln Center 2010-08-01T22:30:00Z We laughed and traded a few more jabs. Donald Trump is the perfect teaching tool for White Privilege 101 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z I think Tina and Amy may reserve their sharpest jabs for each other, and overall keep a little bit of a friendlier tone. "Lincoln," "Argo," Tina Fey, Amy Poehler on Golden Globes menu 2013-01-13T22:24:35Z "I died a week ago," he sang at the outset of "The Wheel," but the clickety-clack percussion and jabbing keyboards kept him buoyant as the closely packed fans swayed. SXSW 2013 Day 2: Sohn, No Ceremony///, Flume 2013-03-14T06:48:00Z When Brzezinski leans forward to repair the collapsing table, Brand gets a jab of revenge in by commenting on her cleavage: "I'm only flesh and blood, I've got instincts." If only Russell Brand could use his cleverness for more than humiliation 2013-06-19T14:27:24Z Instead of sticking to the speech prepared for her, Perez improvised some portions to jab at Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. Gotham awards: Helen Mirren and Rosie Perez provide gags alongside gongs 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z During its original run, from 2003 to 2006 on Fox, it often commented on its own failure to capture a wider audience and took jabs at the network for not supporting it. “Arrested Development” Is Back Where It Started 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Scream VI Rated R for bloody jabbing, stabbing, gabbing. ‘Scream VI’ Review: Yes, Another Scary Movie 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z He then revealed that one of the main cameras was in fact a microwave before taking another jab at Conway who claimed that she wasn’t Inspector Gadget. Late-night TV on GOP healthcare bill: 'popular with everyone except mortals' 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z That gatekeeping impulse is precisely what Soderbergh critiques in “High Flying Bird,” which plays like a thinly veiled jab at the corporate interests that frustrated him so much that he briefly retired. Perspective | The Stevens — Soderbergh and Spielberg — defined late-20th-century film. Can they agree on its 21st-century future? 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z EWF, though, turned it into an exercise in classic songcraft – the horn section's precise jabs and the exquisite harmonies dazzle 31 years later. F&M playlist 2010-09-30T22:00:00Z While Harris took some jabs at naysayers in her speeches in Las Vegas and Denver this week, the first lady kept her message in New Hampshire positive. Jill Biden hits the road as a key messenger on the White House’s stimulus victory lap 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z He still finds time to cover food at the Minnesota State Fair like the local TV reporter he once was, and fill his social media feeds with cooking videos and jabs at President Trump. Andrew Zimmern’s Nonstop Road (and Food) Show 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Neither he nor Roman and Shiv believe a word of it – "the belle of the ball," Roman snarks, matched by Shiv's "death becomes her" jab. If "Succession" is a competition that ends with a winner, we'd be foolish to count out Marcia 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z In the publicity notes, Mr. Mullins describes this, his first feature, as “a pre-apocalyptic comedy,” but despite the movie’s jabs of slacker humor, there’s nothing funny about its underlying concerns. Review: ‘Doomsdays,’ a Jaunt Into Strangers’ Homes in the Catskills 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z She said something to me that was like a little hilarious jab, and I turned to her and I went, "Oh, you better run." Paula Pell, queen of comedy: On her "SNL" years, making "Wine Country" with Amy Poehler and more 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Scrubbing, tickling, spreading thick jazz harmonies or jabbing hints of the blues, it was structure as sheer elation. Review: Duran Duran, Seriously Light in Brooklyn 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Meyers even took several jabs at Trump's fitness abilities, or lack thereof throughout his show Tuesday night. Seth Meyers taunts Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “When are you going to start telling us the truth?” 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z But using “well you’re living here for free!” as an angry or passive aggressive jab is not only cruel but insanely counter-productive. How to Talk to New Grads About Finding a Job 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z But her voice wasn’t shaken, nor was her composure as she traded verbal jabs with Cosby’s aggressive lead attorney. The ‘difference makers’: How the testimony of 5 additional women led to a Bill Cosby conviction 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z He used organ percussively, jabbing chords and clusters and answering guitar lines with snappy little asides. Music Review: Phil Lesh and Friends at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2014-04-16T21:17:15Z He threw a few jabs at the air and joked, “You should see the other guy!” Gordon Davidson didn't just change L.A. theater, he changed L.A.'s image of itself 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The outspoken television personality — who allegedly received three doses of the jab — previously made headlines last September after telling the unvaccinated to "go f**k yourself" for refusing "the cure." Howard Stern to anti-vaxxers: "In my America, all hospitals would be closed to you" 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z They share loops of material — a drift of loose-swinging arms and twisting torsos textured by stumbles, elbow jabs and fluttering hands — but not in a form as clearly defined as a canon. Jodi Melnick Unveils ‘Moment Marigold’ at BAM 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Reed’s bubble-gum tribute is all snappy wordplay and tongue-in-cheek jabs, but there’s an extravagant phoniness to it all, too, that calls attention to its imaginary trappings. ‘Down With Love’ 20 Years Later: Celebrating the Phoniness of Rom-Coms 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z It doesn't pull punches, but it knows enough about its subject matter to understand where to aim its jabs. How to fix the culturally ignorant "Outsourced" 2010-10-01T17:48:00Z Occasionally, the director makes verbal jabs about the temperaments of supermodels. ‘Movie blood tastes so good’ – on The Neon Demon set with Nicolas Winding Refn 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z You will wait forever for the moment in which the familiar setups pay off with a sudden deepening, an acknowledgment that the mechanical jabs and parries have been part of a smarter plan all along. Review: In Matthew Perry’s First Play, a Chandler Gone to Seed 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z "It's not about models wearing gold crowns, `' Armani said, taking a jab at Sunday's Dolce&Gabbana show with its Byzantine princess motif." Milan designers propose assertive winter looks 2013-02-25T20:38:10Z But if it’s actually a sly jab at us and our obsession with reheating gruesome deaths, then perhaps it’s Netflix’s smartest true crime saga of them all. The Confession Killer could well be Netflix's smartest crime saga yet 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z In the book, Ashton takes jabs at Anthony's defense attorneys and jurors. Anthony movie to be based on ex-prosecutor's book 2011-11-16T00:01:09Z Though he offers hearty, though plainly insincere, congratulations, he can’t resist a jab. 'Girls' Recap: Hannah Tries to Enter the Land of Grown-Ups 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z Mr. Garrow, whose book included jabs at Mr. Maraniss and other Obama biographers, said the comment was “utterly and completely false,” and that it should not be repeated in this article because it was “defamatory.” His Martin Luther King Biography Was a Classic. His Latest King Piece Is Causing a Furor. 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Sasse, 44, is the kind of guy who keeps track of his monthly push-up count; Trump once jabbed over Twitter that he looks more like a “gym rat than a U.S. Senator.” As the GOP’s anti-Trump, Ben Sasse picked a big fight. What would it mean to win? 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The bimonthly hormone jab was nearly as effective as the female pill, but the trial was halted after 20 men dropped out. 2016's best bits: breakthroughs in science 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Viewers love him for all that, arguing that the shards of truth in his jabs reveal a high emotional I.Q.; his zingers are vicious, but they're also right. "Succession" fans should be shocked by Roman Roy. He was always a terrible person with a quick wit 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z “You can be biting. You can be satirical. But those surface-level jabs, those types of mean comments, I hope that they just go away. They’re so boring. If you’re going to be mean, be smart.” ‘Do Revenge’: Paying Homage to Teen Classics by Way of Hitchcock 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In one amusing sequence, Mr. Leung Ka Fai’s imperious grandmaster slides under charging war horses and incapacitates them by jabbing two fingers in their bellies. Movie Review: ‘Tai Chi Hero,’ Directed by Stephen Fung 2013-04-26T01:08:40Z "I want to see how competent I am," she says, jabbing the screen of an 4. The death of the iPod 2011-03-18T08:00:02Z That’s his subtly martial drum programming on “Animal Games,” a post-breakup song that begins with this metaphorical jab: “Your heart is like a dough/You shape it how you want.” New Music: 2 Chainz, Arctic Monkeys and Keith Urban Release New Albums 2013-09-09T22:11:48Z Ten years ago, that comic duo’s “Goodnight Bush” felt like a sharp jab of political farce. Perspective | Liberal satire is getting dangerously lazy in the Trump era 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The easy jokes about Biden's age, or the jabs mocking his stutter, may feel like punching down these days. Is political comedy dead now? 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z President Trump’s meandering commencement speech at Liberty University last weekend drew jabs. Stephen Colbert Says the Leaker’s Been Found: It’s Trump 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Berninger writes in jabs and winces, of a lonely man drifting through the world. Matt Berninger, king of melancholy music, is doing just fine 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Ye also threw jabs at Kardashian's family members on social media. Kanye West's death threats against Pete Davidson take a disturbing turn in new music video 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z I threw a jab that he blocked and then countered by tapping me on the head. I flipped my “psycho switch”: The surprising rage and fury I felt in the cage with mixed martial arts champions 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z And later on the red carpet with her daughter, Melissa, celebrities came to expect sharp jabs about their dresses. Joan Rivers riles Young Hollywood, but she's got youth on her side 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z The symptoms of the condition often begin to manifest at about the time the jab is given, between 12 and 15 months old. No link between autism and MMR, affirms major study 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z However, the band’s certainly sensitive to such jabs. How Coldplay became cool: Haters keep saying they’re too soft, too earnest, too dorky — and they still don’t care 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z For the most part, "Selective Outrage" makes a point of punching up with a series of light, targeted jabs . . . until the final volley. "I'm not a victim, baby": Chris Rock delivers an incendiary counterpunch to infamous Oscars slap 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z When she has a daughter, she named her Snow White almost as an ironic kind of jab at this kingdom where Black beauty is not recognized or acknowledged or understood. What would today's fairy tale look like if you could "un-Disney-fy people's brains"? 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z In a string of jabs, the hapless melon is trodden on as “garbage fruit,” cantaloupe’s “dumb friend.” This No-Bake Cheesecake Is Devastatingly Good 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Stewart quipped, referencing Fox’s Bill O’Reilly’s own jab at the mogul for his outlandish comment that Mexicans should just pay for a “Great Wall.” Jon Stewart nearly packs up his bags after learning the latest Donald Trump news 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z My aunt Amina—puller of cheeks, maker of treats—had been thrust into the middle of our morning like a cold, sharp jab. “I had never known a man could have two wives”: My Karachi family’s shame 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z And you keep throwing jabs until you get an opening for that left hook or that straight right, and hopefully people will take notice once that punch comes. How Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry Finally Got Seats at the Emmy Table 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The comedian even took a jab at Trump by calling back to a joke he made October 24 thanking "racist buffoon" Trump for providing "Borat 2" with free publicity. Sacha Baron Cohen targets Mark Zuckerberg after Trump defeat: "One down, one to go" 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z In late February, for instance, a study of Italian healthcare workers found that obesity blunted the antibody response to the Pfizer/BioNTech jab. Look after yourself: how your state of mind could affect your Covid jab 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, Aug. 2, IFC will bring the first 13 episodes of the group’s gently jabbing social satire to American audiences — or at least to those viewers who can’t navigate YouTube. The Baronesses Are Coming! And Filling a Comedy Gender Gap 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z There are many genuinely funny moments in the film, including jabs between the warring aunties, the high jinks of a bonehead cousin and situations involving the family’s irreverent relationship to religion. ‘Easter Sunday’ Review: A Feel-Good Filipino Family Comedy 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z This time Goggin is fretting about piercing strip lights and a rusty metal table, and preparing for a tetanus jab. New band of the day (Vlks No 1,485) 2013-04-04T14:04:35Z Levi cadges a tube ticket from the audience to use as a guitar wedge, they speed through one last aggregation of choppy guitar jabs and frenetic percussion, and Micachu and the Shapes are gone. Micachu and the Shapes – review 2012-07-26T15:42:22Z Which is to say, with short, sharp jabs, and often at high volume. John McLaughlin: The man who pumped up the volume on political talk shows 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The barb was a not-so-subtle jab at members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for failing to nominate Ben Affleck as best director for the critically acclaimed film. Rookie Oscar host Seth MacFarlane lives up to provocative image 2013-02-25T04:22:01Z Calling it a “no jab, no pay policy,” PM Abbott cited a decrease in vaccination rates among children age seven and under, particularly under the conscientious objector exemption. How we beat the anti-vaxxers: The obvious solution all sides could agree on 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z “The chapters pop in expert jabs, two or three pages at a time,” Smith Henderson writes in his review. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z But she’s there in the jabs of paint that suggest fish in frenzied motion, and swirl dynamically around on a potential food source. In the galleries: Deeply in the present but beholden to the past 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z With a sunny personality and sharp fashion sense to go with her neck-snapping right jab, she is, in the estimation of some pugilist observers, New York’s best hope of hatching a crossover female boxing star. Up Close: Smile When You Call Her a Diva 2011-03-23T18:51:38Z He also takes racist jabs at Latinos and African-Americans. Ranting, sexist Mel Gibson not "What Women Want" 2010-07-14T00:23:00Z “Daytona” brimmed with colorful stories about paranoia, pleasure, and empire, and it featured amusingly petty jabs at Pusha T’s rival, Drake. A Year in Marking the Time with Music 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Some commentators were struck by the intimacy of the gesture; a Fox News anchor infamously invented the nonsensical term “terrorist fist jab.” Biden greets MBS, and we once again obsess about a fist bump 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s a winking jab at Big Machine, the record label that Taylor Swift calls home. Is Kacey Musgraves singing all this ‘be yourself’ stuff into the mirror? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Hunter’s footwork was great as he eluded jabs and hooks; his hands were quick. America’s heavyweight hope 2012-07-15T16:00:00Z A World Health Organisation investigation, published last year, found that a male hormonal contraceptive jab was as effective as the female pill. Successful male contraceptive gel trial brings new form of birth control closer 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z With this one it’s like a boxer getting older and learning how to jab and get into a rhythm. ‘Broken City’ Is Directed Solo by Allen Hughes 2013-01-12T15:00:00Z Smoke from the expunged candles jabbed into the small cake is still drifting in the air. Zsa Zsa kept behind closed doors at birthday party 2012-02-07T15:45:22Z Over exquisite Michelin-starred meals in blue-skied idylls, they jab, tuck and bob their way at each other, a love language of impersonations and “competitively remembering things”. The Trip to Greece: like watching the most entertaining people you know dominate a dinner party 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Chuckling uneasily when he verbally jabbed me, like it was a joke. Shut up, old abusive drunk! 2012-07-04T00:00:00Z Then, with everyone’s ears perked, she nods her head forcefully and jabs out a quick, urgent instruction: “Fight.” The Night Sinead O’Connor Took on the Pope on ‘SNL’ 2023-07-26T04:00:00Z A keeper gave a verbal command, and she slinked up to the enclosure’s fence, offering her hip for the jab. How zoos persuade animals to get the coronavirus vaccine. (M&Ms and ice cream help.) 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z And every time she takes another jab, lob in another compliment about his good looks. Social Q?s: Your Father?s Keeper 2010-06-17T22:36:00Z That shiny happy vegan perfection has prompted a few jabs. Vegans Go Glam 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z But once her mask was on and her weapon up, my fencing friend pounced, jabbing at her opponent, i.e. me, with vim and more vigor than I liked. Fencing offers a head-to-toe workout 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z It's cheaper to get to, and you don't need jabs. TV review: Geordie Finishing School for Girls 2011-07-26T21:05:05Z When Roy’s essays appeared individually in magazines or newspapers, they functioned as little jabs of electricity, shocking us into reaction. The Prescient Anger of Arundhati Roy 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z That is, taking jabs at women who suddenly rise up, helping elevate them, but then tearing them down when they become too successful. Defending Lena Dunham From the Wrath of the Sisterhood 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Watch the full video to see how Oliver handled the jabs. Watch John Oliver Read Mean 'Fan Mail' from YouTube 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z At the California African American Museum, Hinkle’s notebook-size contour drawings in black ink on paper are rendered with a line that ranges from tremulous to direct, elegantly sinuous to jabbed or smudged. 100 missing women: Drawings at African American museum tell a powerful story of loss 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Later in the set, he complained about “Stairway to Heaven” stealing airplay from the Who and even took a jab at his late drummer, the inimitable Keith Moon. Did rock-and-roll die at Desert Trip? Or did it finally achieve eternal life? 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z He combines a natural classicism — crisp footwork and crystalline shapes — with awkward movements that go against the classical grain: bent lines, jabbing arms, casually held poses. Troy Schumacher Prepares His First Work for City Ballet 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Esmail has won fans for the accurate portrayal of coding in the show—he even takes a jab at other Hollywood productions that have misrepresented hacker culture. 'Mr. Robot' Is the Antidote to Your 'True Detective' Blues 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z “Not as amazing as you seeing your boyfriend next week!” she replied, jabbing a finger into my chest. Renée Zellweger Will Be Back in a Moment 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z But Zemlachenko emphasized that New York City's vax mandate and the threats around it are what made her get the jab. N.J. mom, forced to get vaccine before a family wedding, ends up the ER 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z But it didn’t abandon its old tensions, mixing in several songs from its last album, quick jabs sprinkled in amid the body work. Review: Title Fight Trades Urgency for Depth at Webster Hall 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z Gervais left some wondering if he's be back after his performance at this year's show, when he took pointed jabs at Hollywood stars and the HFPA, which puts on the annual ceremony. Ricky Gervais to return as host of Golden Globes 2011-11-16T22:46:34Z The distinctive rooster logo has become so recognizable it is emblazoned on everything from T-shirts to cellphone covers, and the sauce has even inspired a documentary film and a satirical jab at the food pyramid. Sriracha has moved into the American mainstream: What hot Asian ingredients are next? 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z He’s also not afraid to throw a few punk jabs into the mix, and his voice doesn’t follow a road map. Gary Clark Jr. was supposed to save the blues. But the guitarist would rather channel Curtis Mayfield. 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Alessi was jabbing and precise in his negotiations with the form, while Mr. Parks was stylish and shrewd. Ravi Coltrane and Company Perform at Jazz Standard 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z No, she asks: "Did they bring back the short, tubby guy from the first game who jabs his sword all the time?" Game On: 'Skyward Sword' has plenty to enjoy ... 'Defiance' intense 2012-01-26T19:38:03Z “You have something very special in you,” intones one of her dispassionate captors, presumably trying to extract it through the jumbo syringe he’s jabbing into her arm. Review: ‘Rupture’ Justifies a Fear of Spiders 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Twenty minutes into the ballet, a series of sharp string jabs cued the ballad, which accompanied a final, sombre pas de deux: Dawn Landes, Barefoot at Lincoln Center 2014-05-08T04:00:00Z But then it locks onto a moment that is unexpectedly arresting and little jabs of poetic meaning or hard-earned truths reel a viewer back in. 'Winter in the Blood' a tale of losses, including the audience 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Boys Noize — so austere that their video display used only red, black and white — dispensed buzzing, distorted riffs over dry drumbeats, as the chords that topped them jabbed with happy aggression. Music Review: Hard-Driving Star D.J.?s Serve Up the Thumps 2010-09-06T22:48:00Z Instead, it’s an evening during which the choicest jabs and uppercuts land in the early rounds. Review | Sex games in the afternoon, anyone? Harold Pinter knows how to write the rules. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Calling herself a “happy-go-lucky Canadian,” Ms. Sklar shrugged off the jabs. Rachel Sklar Tries to Become a Social Media Entrepreneur 2013-05-31T22:35:34Z But the jab nettled a greater insecurity: that pregnant women shouldn't be single. Swiping right in the fertility doctor's office: On pursuing romance and single motherhood at once 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z She opened with a double jab at Bloomberg, referencing allegations of demeaning and insulting language aimed at women. Perspective | For his first debate, Mike Bloomberg wore a nice suit and a look of boredom 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Lemaitre fires away in a prose style that’s like a flurry of short jabs to the solar plexus. ‘Irène,’ by Pierre Lemaitre, a French Crime Novel 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z “This is terrible,” she said, shaking her head and jabbing at the spiky graph. Perspective | My doctor told me to get a dog, but I couldn’t. Meet my emotional support fish. 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Instead of giving caresses, dancers jab and slap one another. ‘Kontakthof,’ by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, at BAM 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Whether anguishing over American military interventions abroad or delivering jabs at Wall Street tycoons, this Twain is strikingly contemporary. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z When his wife gave him a fist bump after he secured the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, it was pounced on by critics; a Fox News host wondered whether it was “terrorist fist jab.” Obama dropped the mic. And made the pop culture world see politics as cool. 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z Full of grim incident and written in stylish, jabbing sentences, the novel offers a street-level view of a New York well outside the purview of the tourist bureau. Atticus Lish’s Long Route to 'Preparation for the Next Life' 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z In his lifetime, Wojnarowicz became a star, though an unconventional one, unsmooth, unpredictable, unstylish even, with his clotted paint, uncouth symbols, and jabbing ideas and words. He Spoke Out During the AIDS Crisis. See Why His Art Still Matters. 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z The cruelty of his jabs plants early doubt about whether you should even be smiling, all while Mr. Perry slyly pumps the laughs. ‘Listen Up Philip,’ With Jason Schwartzman 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z But his jabs are more subtle: ostentatiously forgetting Jade’s name, helping himself to Nate’s baklava without invitation. ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap: Colin’s Moment 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z At a loud volume, it was the sweet sound of redundance and comfort — the rhythms of its wry jabs and retorts, the palatably odd mix of predictability and cerebral banter. Perspective | So long to ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ which was smart about being dumb about being smart 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Chief Keef raps in jabs and blocks, short bursts of rhymes that leave plenty of space for contemplation. Pop: Raw Rap: Waka Flocka Flame and Chief Keef 2012-06-10T04:23:03Z Or, as the first non-English line is sung, your seat going full Brookstone shiatsu chair as everyone behind you jabs for the supertitles? O Mad Night! 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z They were suspected of firing rockets last month into the town’s outskirts, probably trying to jab at their enemy but in effect terrifying residents, not to mention the ticket-buying culturati. Amid Turmoil, Lebanese Music Festival Presses On 2013-08-07T22:04:42Z But in this case, you’re not trolling each other or taking disingenuous, political jabs at name choices. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: From misunderstanding to Ms. Understanding 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z With her impeccable timing, she infused the familiar melody with sharp jabs of her limbs that bordered on manic. Dance Review: Camille A. Brown and Dancers at the Joyce Theater 2012-01-29T22:55:07Z He grinned at a few more jabs about “My Little Pony,” then exchanged pleasantries with Jeffrey Lord, a CNN contributor and one of the first Trump surrogates. What happens when you tie your career to Donald Trump? Ask Sean Spicer in a few months. 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z There’s high-speed slapstick in the way the music suddenly shifts tempo and how Mr. Waters’s guitar lines wriggle and jab. Review: Weaves Brings Sonic Slapstick in Shifting Tempos to the CMJ Music Marathon 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Mixed in were the unfortunate, clichéd sounds of the dancers, who accompanied their forceful jabs of movement with sharp grunts, gasps and hisses. Dance Review: Resistance and Desire, With a Little Mud Wrestling 2011-05-15T21:34:05Z The baristas, who were not named, said they want the coffee chain to install locked needle disposal boxes in restrooms to avoid being jabbed. Seattle Starbucks baristas dispose of hypodermic needles left behind by drug users nearly every day: report 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z In 2017, he created another work for “black-ish,” this one used in the “Please, Baby, Please” episode that was a lament on social and environmental ills and took sharp jabs at at President Donald Trump. Johnsons are ‘sipping tea’ for ‘black-ish’ family portrait 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Walking by a river, Tom praises the air quality and takes a little verbal jab at New York City, apparently a place where Lauren likes to spend more time than he does. Review: A Psychologist Is Put in the Hot Seat in ‘The Drowning’ 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z But The Times gave “The 47th” five stars, praising it for “jabbing the liberal, metropolitan Old Vic crowd” by showing Trump’s genius as well as his flaws. Trump gets a bold Shakespearean twist in new play ‘The 47th’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Guest vocalist Brother Ali drops an illusive, rapid-fire verse that bobs and weaves, a vocal style that fits like a boxing glove alongside Chuck D’s knockout punches and Flav’s incessant jabs. Public Enemy Still Fighting, Still Fresh 2012-07-27T13:22:16Z Argentine comics tend to offer biting social commentary or jabs at the political establishment. Argentine Cartoonist’s Foray Into The New Yorker 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z It’s filled with jabs like “I refuse to make money improving people’s morals, it’s a vulgar way to swindle the public,” and “This anteroom is fairly quivering with outraged geniuses.” How Hollywood Gets the Publishing Industry Wrong 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z “Moon Talk” is a funk track with echoes of Miles Davis’s “On the Corner” and a jabbing, wriggling, sliding, squealing guitar lead that’s anything but mellow with age. SZA and Phoebe Bridgers’s Team-Up, and 8 More New Songs 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z “The people do not see this,” he said, jabbing his index finger at the corner of his eye. In Morocco, 44 hours of lingering in a small village leaves a big impression 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Each has its own physical density; all are clamped in place by the concentrated buildup of paint, laid on in small, jabbing brush strokes. 2010-02-12T00:02:00Z But she’s human enough to take the occasional jab at men who make the rules of society, “smothering female talent, gagging and belittling their wives and daughters.” Missing Bodies, Missing Killers, Deadly Missed Opportunities 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z Plagued by a rickety premise, generic sets and invaders who recall Doctor Who’s Cybermen, “Alien Outpost” jabs its finger at the Iraq War with repetitive obviousness. ‘Alien Outpost,’ Directed by Jabbar Raisani 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z My favorite abstract painter may leave you cold or, in that proverbial art jab, look like the work of a toddler. Is Good Taste Teachable? 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z Even their director, Alexander Hamilton, who has been jabbing multipart harmonies at them in a loose-limbed, angular dance all evening, just sits down and cheers Franklin on. “My Soul Is Satisfied”: An Intimate New Documentary Explores the Source of Aretha Franklin’s Power 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z Getting jabbed, despite the thick protection, was even worse. Fencing offers a head-to-toe workout 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z This unfailingly polite young lady — “Yes, please,” “No, please” — jabs the old reprobate in the eye and runs off. Review | Kwei Quartey’s ‘The Missing American’ launches a new detective series. It’s a gem of a debut. 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Linguine-like strands of crisp intestine, called Pieces of Jade, are dressed in a spicy chimichurri that jabs sharply but doesn’t go for a lights-out punch. CheLi Is One of New York’s Most Impressive Chinese Restaurants 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z There’s a corrupt police chief, inside jokes and jabs at the Seattle mindset, and people who will do anything for money. ‘Seattle Vice’ returns us to the saucy, swinging ’60s 2014-04-10T20:45:54Z "Ooooo-Kayyyy," stretched lovely James, actually jabbing his thumb downwards and blowing a raspberry of despair. Sherlock; Dispatches: Britain's Witch Children; Orchestra United 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z The mean-spiritedness of these jabs is heightened by Ms. Pasternak’s insistent claims of her own allure. Books of The Times: Close-Up Portraits of Paul Newman and Martha Stewart 2010-03-21T23:35:00Z That prop enabled him to take one of the evening's few inspired jabs, referencing Mel Gibson's own troubles with alcohol, which the actor seemed to take in stride. 2010-01-18T05:46:00Z Then the "West Wing" meets "Dave" arm of the show kicks in, along with the show's jabs at the political class. "Servant of the People" is an example of a politician living up to the promise he plays out on TV 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Letterman took yet another harsh jab at his rival on January 13, commenting on Jimmy Kimmel’s show from the night before which he performed in character as Leno. Letterman’s 10 best “Jay ‘Big Jaw’ Leno” insults: “The most insecure person I’ve ever known” 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The fight commentators praised her relentless jab and fearlessness in the face of an opponent who was taller and had a longer reach. Fashion will survive. But many of the designers at the heart of the industry might not. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z “The Hand Is Quicker,” with jabbing horns out of Stevie Wonder, is a tale of betrayal. New Music: Albums From Aloe Blacc, Sara Evans and Ambrose Akinmusire 2014-03-10T20:57:47Z Queen Bey let loose with a friendly jab when one fan tried to snap a photo of her rather than sing, “To the left, to the left,” with the rest of the audience. Beyonce: Unstoppable and Unflappable Onstage 2013-09-17T16:21:27Z Noah did get in one good jab at Christie, observing that Christie’s reviled “the government” would logically include the governor as well. Trevor Noah finally nails it: Why his third “Daily Show” episode was by far the strongest yet 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The Saint-Saëns was colored by the rough punch of cymbals, the cry of trombones, the jabbing of violin bows as the instruments seemed to pant together for breath. Review | Noseda, NSO offer French program with Italian accent 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Damon took the stage immediately after the joke to introduce The Martian but appeared to be reeling from the savage jab. Watch Matt Damon React to Ricky Gervais' Brutal Ben Affleck Burn 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z It was, of course, a jab at Donald Trump: such jabs abounded at the service, and seemed, by the end, to be its entire aim. John McCain’s Funeral Mourned Americanism’s High Priest and Rebuked Its Chief Heretic 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z He jabs at the button for the twelfth floor. Everything you wanted to know about "Inception" 2010-07-19T13:01:00Z There’s some context against the backdrop of the insanity of the 2016 debates, a brief check-in with a number of the individual candidates, and a few bonus jabs at different personalities within the NBC family. Kate McKinnon already has her Marianne Williamson impression ready to go 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z "I most certainly do. Like all women, we are more than the sum of our parts. Your thuggish jabs at a brilliant director, Patty Jenkins, are ill advised. This movie was spot on." Lynda Carter to ‘Thuggish’ James Cameron: Stop ‘Dissing’ Wonder Woman 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z In a way, as Mr. Sachs suggested, the orchestra needles the violin with fidgety jabs and riffs. Review: Milton Babbitt Inspires a Focus! Festival Tribute 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z It’s more a jab at policy and policy-makers of all persuasions. This Week in Fiction: Robert Coover on How Real Events Can Color Fiction 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Still, Iranian cynics, more invested than rappers in cred, piped up with their mix of hyperanalysis and haterade, jabbing while applauding. Television: The Persian-ness of ?Shahs of Sunset? on Bravo 2012-03-09T23:39:45Z As the words keep coming, so does the life, and soon those hands are coiled hard, jabbing the air and knocking down ghosts. The Oscars: Christian Bale Summons a Fallen Man?s Delusions 2010-12-31T18:45:24Z His snarl is like the jab of a trident. Kirk Douglas, a Hundred Years Old 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Deep Sea Diver, “Impossible Weight” Jessica Dobson reminds us why she was once a guitar mercenary to the indie rock stars, jabbing, pirouetting and tumbling against booming melodies and glistening synths in her focused arrangements. The best Seattle albums of 2020: Critics choose the top releases of the year 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z In the scene, fighting staffs jab, kicks lunge and fabrics billow as the ensemble throws itself into martial-arts-flavored choreography by Jennifer J. Hopkins. Review | Constellation Theatre conjures up a sensory-rich ‘White Snake’ 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z In writing this work, Mr. Harris, who plays the trombone, tried to capture the essence of Mr. Ali’s physical language, the rhythms in his footwork and the melodies in his jabs. Spare Times Listings for Feb. 13-19 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z “It can be a jab or a caress,” Godard explained to Cavett in their conversation, noting the limitations of observing at the speed of reality. In Praise of “Chef’s Table” ’s Wild Overuse of Slow Motion 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z “We are being led by the nose over this, because of the huge political imperative to start jabbing people before Christmas,” said one executive. Hospitals in England told to prepare for Covid vaccine rollout in 10 days' time 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z Then he shadowboxes, wearing five-pound weights on each hand and making little puffing sounds with each punch: jab, jab, duck, cross, uppercut. Seth Numrich of ‘Golden Boy’ Polishes His Boxing Moves 2013-01-14T22:11:05Z I jabbed fast, connecting with my opponent’s face, and stepped back when he attacked with a solid kick. Billy Moore’s first Muay Thai “Fight Night” in Thailand 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z A jab like the one I had directed at Eddie can be the thing that starts to turn public opinion against someone. David Spade Explains His Long Feud With Eddie Murphy in New Memoir 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Gesturing frantically, his forefinger jabbing the air, he would invite the audience to share his sense of disbelief and inhabit, if only for an hour, his very thin skin. Jackie Mason, 93, Dies; Turned Kvetching Into Comedy Gold 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Interstitial sketches show them hanging out together as friends and taking jabs at one another. Robin Thede leads yet another comedy revolution with "A Black Lady Sketch Show" 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z They have only the quick jab, and the payoff isn’t nearly as rich. Television: ?New Girls,? ?2 Broke Girls,? ?Last Man Standing?: New Season for Old Jokes 2011-11-23T14:30:42Z But she refused, splashing squash, jabbing my face with her ergo-spoon. Motherlode Blog: A Hoarder's Daughter Yields to a (Little) Mess 2013-01-04T20:49:08Z That she decided to shave her head and reveal the reason was to be commended, not jabbed at. One Last Takeaway From ‘The Slap’: Leave Black Women’s Hair Alone 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z I met Anna at a bar while trading highschool school jabs with a local politician named Bill. Wes Moore will be Maryland's first Black governor. Here's what scares me about his election 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z I had tried not to lay the blame on my husband, but my anxiety came out in little jabs, in finger pointing that was both subtle and not so subtle. Modern Love: Modern Love — Learning to Love Again After the Affair 2012-11-23T18:00:20Z “Even now I curse the day——” Philippe said before he was quickly cut off by Matthews, who jabbed a finger in the air. Transmitting Shakespeare to the Next Generation 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “Pure guesswork” was a gratuitous jab at my Stevens philosophy buddies. The probability of human existence, calculated 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z He shadowboxed too, jabbing the air in front of him and taking hits, which made sense: Inês, as we learned from his monologues, is at war with her own reality. Review: Volmir Cordeiro, Assuming an Aspiring Celebrity’s Identity 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z “Because I think my testimony of 22 years is so much more powerful than a guy that was in there for a year,” Joe says from the ground, jabbing the air with his hand-rolled cigarette. The priest, the exonerated death row inmate and their continued battle against the death penalty 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z “I can be the one to drag her back if she goes way too far to the front line,” he said, jabbing her on the shoulder. First love on the front lines: Coming of age in the Hong Kong protests 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z “We got our jabs, and I was confident that the worst of the pandemic would be over by August.” Travelers’ Frustration Mounts at ‘Confusing’ British Traffic-Light System 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z The jabs at fan fiction as a form are softened by the image of these stars seeming so game in engaging in a bit of performative humiliation. When Fan Fiction and Reality Collide 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z He directly jabs at an audience’s softest spots with his provocations, and backtracks just enough to make us wonder if we need to stop hitting ourselves. Trolled across concrete: why Mel Gibson's new film is a curious provocation 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z This fetching Forest Bird bravely fought off one crocodile by jabbing a pole down its throat. At Bayreuth, Boos and Dropped Jaws 2013-08-01T10:42:00Z Neither of us could watch as I pinched a tent of skin from Judy’s back and jabbed the needle in. Keeping This Fluffy, Fragile Beast Alive 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Q: NBC’s current entertainment boss, Bob Greenblatt, got angry with some of your jabs at the network and called you to complain. Q&A: Jay Leno on leaving ‘Tonight’ at No. 1, the future 2014-02-06T20:10:39Z Chris Rock ruffled feathers with a few tart jabs but was mostly respectful. Oscar guy MacFarlane aims to perk up stodgy awards 2013-02-22T15:15:11Z Still, Maher couldn’t resist throwing in a jab about free speech. “We need a place to live”: Bill Maher delivers powerful plea for environmental action in UC Berkeley address 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z Once inside, sensors can eliminate the need to yank the flush, turn the tap, jab at the soap dispenser or pull a paper towel from the dispenser. Hand dryers v paper towels: the surprisingly dirty fight for the right to dry your hands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z There are cringe-inducing moments — memories of boyfriends passed out on the kitchen floor — and sharp jabs at the too cool, the too independent and the just plain flowery. Teen angst still afflicts Mary Timony in adulthood 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z In a jab at Mr. Pence’s conservatism, the bunny in Mr. Oliver’s version is gay, and he falls for another male rabbit and stumbles into a political ruckus. Reaching Out to Younger Hearts and Minds About L.G.B.T.Q. 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