jump at
verb
jumped at; jumping at; jumps at
: to eagerly take (a chance, offer, etc.)
She jumped at the chance/opportunity to show her boss what she could do.
He jumped at the offer of a better job.
Examples of jump at in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Texas drivers are seeing another jump at the pump, with gas prices climbing above $4 a gallon statewide for the first time in nearly four years.
—
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
But the economic shock of a sudden price jump at the pumps in July will be brutal.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
After Colby’s death, the Lippincott family learned that just two years prior, a 13-year-old girl, Ava Pioppi, of Carver, died on the same jump at the same Wareham practice facility.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Since the 2022 third quarter, this metric has jumped at a pace between 8 percent and 12 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jump at
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
But the economic shock of a sudden price jump at the pumps in July will be brutal.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
After Colby’s death, the Lippincott family learned that just two years prior, a 13-year-old girl, Ava Pioppi, of Carver, died on the same jump at the same Wareham practice facility.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
Since the 2022 third quarter, this metric has jumped at a pace between 8 percent and 12 percent.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for jump at
Cite this Entry
“Jump at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20at. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
