catapult

Example Sentences

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Incorporating Greenland, which has 57,000 people, would catapult the United States past China and Canada to be the world's second largest country in land mass after Russia.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

“It’s about how it might catapult you into the future.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Both videos helped facilitate Carpenter’s catapult into the cultural lexicon with the summer-infused shots in “Espresso” and the “Death Becomes Her” story line in “Taste.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

State media claimed Xi had personally made the decision to adopt electromagnetic catapult technology.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

To pilot a racehorse is to ride a half-ton catapult.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand