vaulting

Example Sentences

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“Gavin Newsom’s megaphone is loud enough to echo across this race, leading other prominent members of the party to endorse whomever he chooses and vaulting someone, finally, out of the crowded pack,” Kousser said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Is there a class of people with more vaulting self-belief or more stunted self-awareness than America’s journalists?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The VIX rallied 25% to start the week, vaulting above its 200-day simple moving average and approaching the very round $20 number.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Polls in the last couple of days have shown him taking a serious hit, perhaps even vaulting Miyares into the lead.

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2025

I ask, vaulting onto the chair and crawling out the window.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin