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.
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Two French psychologists, Alfred Binet and Théodore Simon, leaped at the invitation and created the first-ever practical intelligence test.
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Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
But playing Jocasta, a woman with very unfortunate taste in men, is thrilling for Manville, who leapt at the challenge of tackling Sophocles’ tragic heroine when Robert Icke approached her with the part.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Two playmates took a running leap at each other, falling backward to the ground.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Big Think, 3 Feb. 2026
But playing Jocasta, a woman with very unfortunate taste in men, is thrilling for Manville, who leapt at the challenge of tackling Sophocles’ tragic heroine when Robert Icke approached her with the part.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Jan. 2026
In Russia, the civilian repressive apparatus persecutes the military, which leaps at every chance for revenge.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Two playmates took a running leap at each other, falling backward to the ground.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leap at
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“Leap at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20at. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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