jump out at
phrasal 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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Walk into any of these and spend a few seconds staring back and forth at the book covers in French and the ones in English, and the divide will jump out at you.
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Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
The Underwood sriracha immediately jumped out at us as the more acidic of the pair, while the Huy Fong had a sweeter note.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
One of the first ones that jumped out at me is that the headset does not have any functional USB ports for data or accessories.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Look at an anatomy chart and the importance of the vagus nerve jumps out at you.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
As for Auburn’s offense, averaging 6.6 yards per carry is something that really jumped out at Freeze.
—Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
In Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, police have formed a task force, in conjunction with the FBI, to target incidents where groups of three to 40 people arrive in a caravan of cars, jump out at the valet stop with getaway drivers waiting.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
A couple who jumped out at me when looking at the first depth chart the team released — which is unofficial and doesn’t mean a whole heck of a lot — were defensive end Trevis Gipson and cornerback Kindle Vildor.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Back in Baldwin County, something jumped out at her.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
The Underwood sriracha immediately jumped out at us as the more acidic of the pair, while the Huy Fong had a sweeter note.
—Emily Heil, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
One of the first ones that jumped out at me is that the headset does not have any functional USB ports for data or accessories.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
Look at an anatomy chart and the importance of the vagus nerve jumps out at you.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
As for Auburn’s offense, averaging 6.6 yards per carry is something that really jumped out at Freeze.
—Ainslie Lee | Alee@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
In Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale, Beverly Hills and Santa Monica, police have formed a task force, in conjunction with the FBI, to target incidents where groups of three to 40 people arrive in a caravan of cars, jump out at the valet stop with getaway drivers waiting.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
A couple who jumped out at me when looking at the first depth chart the team released — which is unofficial and doesn’t mean a whole heck of a lot — were defensive end Trevis Gipson and cornerback Kindle Vildor.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
Back in Baldwin County, something jumped out at her.
—Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
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