leapt

Example Sentences

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A measure of prices, meanwhile, leapt to a three-year high in a sign of budding inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

France and Germany have leapt to their highest in more than a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Another thorny moment came when the Irish premier leapt to the defense of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

When Rupert’s children watched its too-close-for-comfort version of the chaos following Logan Roy’s sudden death, they leapt to nail down their family’s succession plan before it was too late.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

The Red Hood, meanwhile, leapt for the Mirror on the wall.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley