jump out at
verb
jumped out at; jumping out at; jumps out at
1
: to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place
The hidden assailant jumped out at them.
2
: to immediately get the attention of (someone)
The sculpture jumps out at you when you enter the house.
I checked for errors, but nothing jumped out at me.
Examples of jump out at in a Sentence
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Additional standard features that jumped out at us include the sunroof, 20-inch wheels, LED Headlights and 6-usb ports.
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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The three bright stars evenly lined up that form the celestial Hunter’s belt really jump out at you.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Bleeding heavily, Waaler stumbles into a corridor and slowly takes his last breath as Hole, who jumped out at the floor above and ran back downstairs, watches, gun in hand.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
And the way [series creator] Alfonso Moreno wrote this character, her sense of humor jumped out at me.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
How many names were there that really jumped out at you?
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Next year, a different line will jump out at me.
—Kevin Doughten, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The orangey sunflower shapes jump out at me from the sheets.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Murray-Boyles jumped out at DeRozan, who passed to LaVine, who drilled the wide-open shot.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
The three bright stars evenly lined up that form the celestial Hunter’s belt really jump out at you.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Bleeding heavily, Waaler stumbles into a corridor and slowly takes his last breath as Hole, who jumped out at the floor above and ran back downstairs, watches, gun in hand.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
And the way [series creator] Alfonso Moreno wrote this character, her sense of humor jumped out at me.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
How many names were there that really jumped out at you?
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
Next year, a different line will jump out at me.
—Kevin Doughten, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
The orangey sunflower shapes jump out at me from the sheets.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Murray-Boyles jumped out at DeRozan, who passed to LaVine, who drilled the wide-open shot.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Jump out at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20out%20at. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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