jump/leap off the page

phrase

of writing, a picture, etc.

: to be very noticeable, interesting, exciting, etc.

The characters are so real that they jump/leap off the page.

Examples of jump/leap off the page in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All five starters have usage rates between 19 and 23 percent, meaning the individual stats do not leap off the page. — Jim Root, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026

His stats across that stretch — one sack, three quarterback hits and four tackles for loss — did not jump off the page. — Noah Furtado, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2026

Out of the 20 peer nations considered in the report, Denmark doesn’t jump off the page as an especially good comparison. — Grayson Logue, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026

Giroux and Lish have startling minds and styles that leap off the page; Cowley, not so much. — Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025