Example Sentences

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Folk in government are braced for the inevitable awkwardness of exchanges that they had assumed at the time would be forever private being catapulted into the light of day.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

She died from a brain aneurysm in 1974, at the age of 41, just one year before Williams’ career catapulted with “Jaws.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

But it catapulted him onto the front pages in Belgium, a country of 12 million where the new ambassador has already become something of a household name.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A rally that has already catapulted stocks higher with a velocity rarely seen before continued to pick up speed on Friday.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Its legs collapsed beneath it, and Matt had to throw his arms around its neck to keep from being catapulted into the sludge.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer