leap
verb (used without object)
to spring through the air from one point or position to another; jump.
had leaped
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past perfectof leap.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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By July of that year, it had leaped all the way to Réunion Island in the western Indian Ocean.
From Science Magazine ● May 28, 2024
With little knowledge of how to treat patients, and amid enormous personal risks, these nurses had leaped into the abyss.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2021
Only about 12 yards from a goal line, Jones inexplicably stumbled and fell, as if an invisible defender had leaped and stretched and made a shoestring tackle.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 31, 2021
The piece included a choice quote from Schiller that, at the time, made it sound like Apple had leaped years ahead of its competitors.
From The Verge ● Sep. 13, 2018
Kitty Casini had leaped to the top of the fence where she watched him angrily.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
