leap at

phrasal verb

leaped at or leapt at; leaping at; leaps at

: to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.)

She leaped at the offer of a better job.

Examples of leap at in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrats leaped at the opportunity to pounce on Greer during his testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday morning amid blowback over the latest tariffs, but Republicans also shared concerns from constituents. —Aris Folley, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025

Derek Hill, a journeyman outfielder who has played 166 Major League games for five organizations, leapt at the wall to make and initially made the catch before losing the ball over the top of the wall. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025

Yet, at the ring of the phone or the ping of the group chat, our hearts leap at the hope of some enticing morsel, delivered hot. —Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025

At one point, Archie almost backflips—before proceeding to leap at one wall and ricochet himself further in the air, his claws out to catch the insect. —Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for leap at

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat