How to Use jugular in a Sentence

jugular

noun
  • Sheridan said that a wound to a vein, such as the jugular, was less likely to spurt.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2019
  • And then Alvarez went for the jugular with a grand slam to deep center field.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Whether playing safety or scrum-half, Keough prefers to go for the jugular.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • People in Boston go at you, but in Philly go for the jugular.
    — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Rising comedy stars are ready to go for the jugular in a setting that’s more rap battle than comedic stage.
    — Hunter Johnson, Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • But a few companies also went right for the nostalgia jugular.
    — Sean O'Kane, The Verge, 25 Aug. 2018
  • Both teams got the game off to a cautious start, with neither side going for the jugular in the opening ten minutes of the game.
    — SI.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Others include bleeding within the strap muscles of the neck or damage to the carotid artery or jugular.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Best and Meche died; Fletcher was stabbed 1 millimeter away from his jugular.
    — Holly Yan, CNN, 28 May 2017
  • My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
    — Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The way to stand out from the others is to go hammer and tongs for the opponents’ jugulars, or to try to sound more extreme than the others.
    — Jim Jones, idahostatesman, 18 May 2018
  • Wolf packs on the hunt encircled their prey—typically elk—clamping at the jugular when their target grew weary from the chase.
    — Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
  • An instinct to go for the jugular was a hallmark of the governor’s long political career.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The actress manages to pull this off with subtlety and grace in a movie that could have easily gone straight for the emotional jugular.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In his phone call with The Nation, though, Popovich went for the political jugular.
    — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 1 June 2020
  • Instead, there arose a blasphemous sidestepping of social science, a practice of going straight for the jugular.
    — Bruce McCall, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Here, the two face off with an increasingly grim back and forth, ending with Lucille Bluth going for the jugular.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2021
  • Lamont’s approach to Stefanowski rarely involves a lunge for the jugular.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2022
  • Medill helped prepare Lincoln for a debate in Freeport, urging him to go for Douglas’ jugular.
    — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The trailer for Bride of Charlie, which appears to be a multi-episode docuseries, goes for the widow’s jugular.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Prediction One has to hope that both teams will go for the jugular in an attempt to make a big statement before the big tournament in the summer.
    — SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Later the blind item began to look quaint in the face of brassier players, like TMZ, that were unafraid to name names and go for the jugular.
    — Michael Musto, Town & Country, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The tube carrying the blood passed through the jugular and into another vein; its tip extended just barely into the top of the heart's right atrium.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Disney’s upfront, late night host Jimmy Kimmel went for the metaphorical jugular.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 May 2022
  • There will be plenty of temptation to go right for the jugular Monday night against a beleaguered Bengals defense.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Powell's already warmed them up for a big letdown, and if given the opportunity today, will deliver the jugular.
    — Oliver Renick, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The president’s instinct to go for the jugular was on display in his first campaign, when he was written off early on as an entertainer but found success with brutal takedowns.
    — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Andonovski asked his team to play conservatively against Australia, which clearly didn’t fit a cocky, confident team that is used to going for the jugular.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021
  • Carolyn Varanese crumpled to the floor as Smokey went for her jugular while her 57-year-old son beat back the dog with anything in reach, including his mother’s wheelchair.
    — Andrew Boryga, sun-sentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Upon finding a murder victim, a secondary character will very gently hold two fingers against the supine victim’s jugular and, less than two seconds later, declare the victim dead.
    — Sarah Manguso, The New York Review of Books, 31 May 2020

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