Example Sentences

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Strategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, was jumping more than 12%—crypto exchange Coinbase rose 15% and trading platform Robinhood was 9% higher.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

"When I was playing them I was jumping up and down because I was getting excited about what they will do," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

“I was jumping all around like you see in cartoons and stuff,” the 50-year-old said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Watters was jumping into a conversation about which of Trump's campaign promises were actually feasible.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2024

Druggett answered, “By a soap-boiler. He was jumping oil' a clilT in despair.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson