leapt

Example Sentences

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Agricultural commodities firm Bunge Global has leapt 25% in the past two weeks, but the shares still trade at less than 13 times forward earnings.

From Barron's

Akira’s heart leapt, and she could feel Sue sag with relief.

From Literature

He leapt up, flying, the Normans flying after him—one Norman looking back at Zeke and just shaking his head—and flew into the giant robot pelican suit’s left eye.

From Literature

Indiana leapt through every hoop, every ranking, every road game, every skeptical Yeah but have they done this.

From The Wall Street Journal

For a few hours, the story had leapt off the screen into something tangible — proof that the right song, room and people can make all the difference.

From Los Angeles Times