Example Sentences

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After all, I am jumping in decades after they first aired with no prior knowledge, so naturally it's harder to build a connection with the characters.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

"I am jumping on the red eye tonight... thanks Massie," Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., wrote.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2020

Rather than go late, I am jumping the gun.

From The Guardian • May 25, 2015

“I am jumping up and down for joy,” said Ms. Acosta from her home in El Cerro, a Havana neighborhood.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2014

I am jumping up and down because at the very moment Dick Clark said the word “Go,” it was like an invisible hand reached out and snatched away my veil.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead