leapt

Example Sentences

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Usually, when a story isn't right or has perhaps leapt to conclusions seen to be unreasonable, my phone will be ringing in seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The Fuel Check monitor showed average petrol prices had leapt from Aus$1.82 in February to Aus$2.48 on Monday in New South Wales, with diesel reaching Aus$3.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

His eyes wide, he leapt onto the floor.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas