Jemmy stayed up late to fix the old clock his grandfather had given him.

He was jemmying the old window frame to get inside when the neighbor called the police.

I had to jemmy the thick manuals into my already-overstuffed backpack to fit everything for the trip.

At the village fair, an old grandmother offered a jemmy to those brave enough to try the traditional fare.

Her jemmy handwriting made the letters a pleasure to read.

The thief jemmied the back window to get inside.

Collectors admired the jemminess of the Victorian brooch, which sparkled with an old-fashioned brilliance.

The police found three jemmies in the abandoned van.

At the village fête, the Jemmy-Jessamy turned heads with his extravagant waistcoat and jaunty cane.

Even in the muddy streets he kept his Jemmy-Jessamy coat immaculate, as if he belonged to a salon rather than a stable.