leapt
Example Sentences
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England looked dazed and at the end of days, as the clock went red, the ball went dead and the Stadio Olimpico lit up and leapt to its feet around them.
From BBC
The irony was clear, though, when Axar charged back from extra cover and leapt to dismiss the England captain for seven.
From BBC
Oil prices leapt and stocks fell across the globe as markets reacted to widening conflict in the Middle East.
He leapt at the chance to become one of the faces of the Heathrow campaign and describes the moment his parents saw the posters at the airport as "one of the highlights of my life".
From BBC
Meanwhile, business spending on software leapt 11% in the fourth quarter of last year from a year earlier, the fastest in nearly three years.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
