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Definition of Jostled
1. jostle [v] - See also: jostle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jostled
Literary usage of Jostled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... and "Mercenaries"—jostled in the Theatre—His Communication to the President—Action
in the House—Bills passed—The Robbins affair— ..."
2. Historical and Descriptive Account of the Caricatures of James Gillray by Thomas Wright, Robert Harding Evans (1851)
"Marching two abreast along these crowded thoroughfares, they jostled from the
pavement all who came in their way. The annoyance to the public became so ..."
3. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon, in by Philippe-Paul Ségur (1825)
"At the same time the file of vehicles stopped in uncertainty; disorder arose in
it: some endeavoured to proceed, others to turn back; they crossed, jostled ..."
4. A Year of Consolation by Fanny Kemble (1847)
"... while some were rapidly and mechanically crossing themselves; they talked,
laughed, pushed, and jostled each other during the whole chant; ..."
5. The Round Table: Northcote's Conversations. Characteristics by William Hazlitt (1881)
"... as one not troubled with weak nerves or idle scruples—as one who repelled all
sympathy with others—who was not to be jostled out of his course by their ..."
6. Peveril of the Peak by Walter Scott (1879)
"But his little person was so obscured and jostled aside, on the meeting of the
father and son, who had been brought in different boats from the Tower, ..."
7. Records of Travels in Turkey, Greece, &c.: And of a Cruise in the Black Sea by Sir Adolphus Slade (1833)
"The country equally indicated the absence of man, though so near where half a
million jostled. The burial grounds were the first cultivated tract that we ..."
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