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'jolted him' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing something that causes a sudden shock or surprise to someone, either literally or figuratively. Example sentence: The sudden loud noise jolted him awake.
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"That jolted him.
But it was a freak event that truly jolted him.
There is no sign that the rebellion has jolted him into making his government more inclusive.
For the first time Han saw the face of his son as a grown man — and it jolted him".
Sometimes they beat him with a thick wooden club and sometimes jolted him with electricity.
The hacking scandal has jolted him out of hesitation and into trying a different approach.
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Ann sat Harroun up, and slapped him across the face, trying to jolt him awake.
A few times the downstairs door slammed hard enough to jolt him awake.
Now the coincidence of this meeting jolts him into an éclaircissement: "Loki," he said.
As Thiam was sizing up his opponent, Trinidad would often jolt him with an uppercut or a hook.
As for Mr Mara, the question is whether a rough first two months will jolt him to rethink his plan for cultivating the north.
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