Example Sentences

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And so lawmakers in both chambers have been leaping over each other this week to introduce their ballroom bills.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Marvel superheroes have been leaping off the pages of comic books and onto TV and film screens since the 1970s, but more recently there have been attempts made to diversify its characters.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2022

Some are the same traders who have been leaping into stocks like GameStop and AMC Entertainment.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021

Banks have been leaping over one another to grab more of what industry types call "wallet share"--a bigger chunk of the 80% of U.S. households that already carry plastic.

From Time Magazine Archive

From that meeting—to an investigation—from Dodd—to this young man—I have been leaping from crag to crag like a mountain-goat, never stopping to take breath.

From The Landloper by Day, Holman