jump/leap off the page

idiom

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 Those numbers won't jump off the page given that superstars in today's NBA are mostly averaging double-doubles, if not near triple-doubles, while carrying 30-point scoring averages. Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 Through 15 games, his numbers hardly jump off the page – 35% shooting overall, 6.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game – but the best version of Rodman can make USC click, a consistent floor-spacer and versatile defender who can heat up from deep. Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2024 Singleton’s perhaps flown under the radar this year, but his tackling numbers continue to jump off the page. Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 2 Jan. 2024 When Melody’s notes leap off the page, she is pulled into a musical and visual wonderland called Harmonium. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 1 Feb. 2024 Ebiketie needs work on stopping the run, but his athletic skills and motor leap off the page. Matt Young, Chron, 29 Apr. 2022 Both of his siblings won their first starts and his bullet works jump off the page. Star Tribune, 13 July 2021 And while the numbers don’t leap off the page in his role as a bench player, Pope has not been shy about his impact for the Cougars. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Mar. 2022 Narrated by Neil Gaiman, the storybook fable will leap off the page based on physical prompts, creating a mixed-reality experience optimized for the Magic Leap 2 AR device. Ben Croll, Variety, 5 Sep. 2023

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“Jump/leap off the page.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%2Fleap%20off%20the%20page. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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