leap
Example Sentences
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As the fire took hold, Ms Wood leapt into action to save her family.
From BBC
Yet as funny as it is to see a guy this scrawny carry himself like Hercules, he leaps and strikes with conviction.”
From Los Angeles Times
Xu said she would encourage other parents considering it to take the leap.
From Barron's
Why not sell it to fuel the next seismic leap?
The teenagers huddled around the table leap into action, shouting instructions and acting out the correct strategies for just one of the potential catastrophes laid out in the board game called Master of Disaster.
From Barron's
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