jump across

Example Sentences

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Among domestic routes, fares on transcontinental flights had the biggest price jump across airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

This combination makes it easier for many nucleons to jump across the gap at the same time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

"The rocks were very wet and there were some gaps we had to jump across to get her out," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

If the ACE2 decoy approach works, it could serve as a ready form of treatment against any other coronaviruses that make the jump across species, Torchia said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

She hugged a grocery bag to her chest and whispered, “But did that man jump across that counter at me?”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot