Example Sentences

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From there, we leapfrogged to Venice, then Marina del Rey and finally to Mar Vista, where we bought our second home and planted ourselves like people who understood picket fences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Sunderland's victory means they leapfrogged Newcastle in the table, with the Magpies dropping to 12th.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The state leapfrogged California and my home state of Illinois not by becoming wealthier or changing its demographics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Last season's beaten finalists Northampton leapfrogged Bristol into second place in the group as Italian wing Edoardo Todaro scored a hat-trick of first-half tries in an entertaining 43-28 victory over Scarlets.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

The first Bantu pioneers probably were few in number, selected wet-forest areas suitable for their yam agriculture, and leapfrogged over drier areas, which they left to Khoisan herders and hunter-gatherers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond