‘people are getting _jack_ of strikes’

‘Over the years, your mates get tired of asking you out; even your partner gets _jack_ of it.’

‘A spaceship was lying on 4 _jacks_ in the middle of the shed, patches of the hull and fried wiring lying around.’

‘In the unfortunate event of a flat tire, having a _jack_ and a spare tire can lead to a simple tire replacement.’

‘When running a spit from a weight driven clockwork _jack_ , it is essential to ensure that the joint or bird is properly centred, or the spit may stop running.’

‘The product that animates Harris’s work life is Crazy Bones - packs of small, brightly hued plastic figurines that are used to play a variety of games similar to _jacks_ or marbles or dice.’

‘In Korea, young girls play a game of _jacks_ , tossing small stones onto the ground, throwing a ball up in the air, and and trying to pick the stones up before catching the ball.’

‘Located at the southern tip of Pulau Pinang, this area swamps with currents, and hence presents a good chance to observe sharks, barracudas, _jacks_ and schools of yellowtail.’

‘On four dives there we would see a hawksbill turtle, huge parrotfish, various morays ranging from massive to tiny, _jack_ , snapper, batfish and numerous other species.’

‘The harpsichord’s _jack_ -and-plectrum action plucks the strings instead of striking them, creating a sharp, bright tone and a ″snappy″ keyboard feel.’

‘Volume can be increased only by engaging more sets of strings and _jacks_ .’

‘If the turn-up is a _Jack_ , dealer scores one white chip at once; if the turn-up is the Joker, dealer scores one blue chip at once and the cards are immediately thrown in.’

‘Police in Xinyang, a city in Henan province, have produced a half million packs of cards with the pictures of ‘notorious suspects’ on aces, kings, queens and _jacks_ in an effort to capture the criminals.’

‘At daylight we hoisted the _jack_ for a pilot and a Delaware pilot came off, Boat C, but couldn’t take us to New York.’

‘At daybreak they attempted to rouse attention on land; they hoisted the _jack_ for a pilot and at 7 a.m. sent up signals of distress and fired a gun.’

‘Lawn bowling required four bowls for each player and a _jack_ for a goal.’

‘Two teams get four balls each and aim to get them nearest the white ball or the _jack_ .’

‘The crowd instantly recognised Idioteque from the first few jittering beats and the sound of Greenwood randomly shoving _jacks_ in and out of his analogue sequencer like a frantic telephone exchange operator.’

‘The audio is fed from the earphone _jack_ into an auxiliary input on the vehicle’s CD player, where it is amplified to on board PA speakers.’

‘I don’t know _jack_ about university finances, of course, but I have yet to hear of any school going broke over unionizing.’

‘We all know that neither candidate will do _jack_ squat anyway.’

‘The young female kestrel may have paired off with a young male. We spotted them chasing off a _Jack_ Merlin.’

‘A mule results from a cross between a female horse, or mare, and a male donkey, or _jack_ .’

‘In the spring male _Jack_ Snipes court females in an unusual way. The male will fly several hundred feet in the air and perform a dive. While in the air he will also create a humming noise by fanning his tail.’

‘The _Jack_ Snipe is an extremely difficult bird to see, partly because they are not very common but mostly because they are so well-camouflaged they will often sit unnoticed and let you walk past them.’

‘he had that world-weary look of the working _Jack_ who’d seen everything’

‘She was only 15, so she was not having an affair with a _Jack_ .’

‘they told police they’d been prowling the streets looking to _jack_ someone’

‘I hid it inside my sweatshirt so if someone tried to _jack_ me.’

‘what’s wrong is to _jack_ somebody’s lyrics and not acknowledge the fact’

‘I was far from my normal spot next to the window, but didn’t partially mind the getaway from Marie who always tried to _jack_ my seat.’