are leaping
- present progressive of leap.
Example Sentences
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We are leaping outside the normal operating space of our planet, and if scientists are to be believed, things will be getting pretty ugly pretty fast.
From Slate ● Jan. 1, 2025
Grandparents, announcers, sportswriters, photographers and friends of players are leaping for joy after years of teams adopting jerseys made famous by the University of Oregon, which were miserable for identification purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
The bubbles aren't waiting for their own buoyancy to do the work, but they are leaping away from the heated surface at a faster rate.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
“What we’ve been noticing is that as temperatures are creeping up, climate-related disasters are leaping up,” Ripple says.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 24, 2023
Then, he pretend growls and soon, him and Spot, like big babies, are leaping off the porch and rolling in the crabgrass.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
