leaped

Example Sentences

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Massey waited several agonizing minutes while the distance was measured, but when the mark flashed on the scoreboard, she leaped in the air and screamed “Let’s go! Three more!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Moments later, he said, the man leaped out of his van.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The U.S. inflation rate leaped to a nearly three-year high of 3.8% in April because of higher gas prices — and the pain for consumers isn’t going away anytime soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Import prices leaped 1.3% in February to mark the biggest advance in almost four years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Ma’s and Ba’s faces leaped into my head.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu