leap
Example Sentences
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Cue the reality TV cliches about blind love, about marriage as a leap of faith.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The leap was swift and steep—and grating on consumers already weary from years of entrenched inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"But right now there's still quite a bit of a leap between the best models from China and the best models in the US."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
He describes opening up as taking "a leap of faith" and says he's "very proud of moments in my life where I have taken that leap".
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Flames of fire seemed to leap around that name in my heart.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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