leapt
Example Sentences
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"We leapt on a contract that offered us just four times what I was paying. But now prices have plummeted and I feel trapped," he added.
From BBC
The bill he received in January leapt to around $2,000, but even knowing another price increase was coming didn’t prepare the restaurant owner for the bill he received in February.
From Los Angeles Times
By nightfall everyone in town had heard the news, and by the next morning the residents of Pointe-aux-Chenes leapt into action as only the residents of a small town could.
From Salon
On a desolate stretch of highway, a young man leapt from the bushes and took up a shooting stance in their lane.
From Science Magazine
So when the United States rejected the proposal, Republicans leapt — the first time there has been a partisan breach on strategy.
From New York Times
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