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
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