Words similar to jerking

Example sentences for: jerking

How can you use “jerking” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Forbes' second-place finish proves that his support has a low ceiling, and Bush's victory demonstrates that the GOP is jerking the party back into the mainstream and successfully co-opting Clintonian themes.
I shrieked in horror, jerking my modem's cord out of the wall.
"What do you say to the criticism that Saddam Hussein is jerking the United States around, that he is able to provoke a crisis and then end it on his timetable?"
, not polite) speech, much like our Don't give me that jazz or Quit jerking me around . How did the term spread around the country, if indeed it did?