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The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2022
For years, a huge photograph of Obrovac outleaping Abdul-Jabbar and tipping it to a teammate occupied a prominent place in the concourse at University of Dayton Arena.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2020
Eastwood’s artistry, his cinematic unconscious, imbues this pugnacious drama with urgent present-day observations that outleap its historical context—and maybe even his intentions.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2019
Sutton tracked the ball, outleaping cornerback Denzel Ward, who was right in Sutton’s hip pocket.
—Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2019
Webb – all 6-foot-6 of him – outleaped a much smaller Auburn defender and made a jump-ball catch for the touchdown and a 14-3 lead.
—Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2019
And Jackson, whom Samuel outleaped, is a rookie fifth-round pick.
—Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2019
Vikings cornerback Chris Cook found out how difficult Jeffery could be to defend as Jeffery burned him for an 80-yard touchdown and later outleaped him and reached around him in the end zone for a 46-yard circus catch for a score.
—Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2019
Tittle then threw a 41-yard bomb to rookie halfback R.C. Owens, who outleaped Jack Christiansen and Jim David in the end zone for the winning score with 10 seconds left.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2017
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Tight end Mo Alie-Cox made two touchdown catches during a red zone 7-on-7 period, using his size to outleap Lions defenders.
—The Indianapolis Star, 19 Aug. 2022
For years, a huge photograph of Obrovac outleaping Abdul-Jabbar and tipping it to a teammate occupied a prominent place in the concourse at University of Dayton Arena.
—Jeré Longman, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2020
Eastwood’s artistry, his cinematic unconscious, imbues this pugnacious drama with urgent present-day observations that outleap its historical context—and maybe even his intentions.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2019
Sutton tracked the ball, outleaping cornerback Denzel Ward, who was right in Sutton’s hip pocket.
—Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 7 Nov. 2019
Webb – all 6-foot-6 of him – outleaped a much smaller Auburn defender and made a jump-ball catch for the touchdown and a 14-3 lead.
—Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al, 31 Aug. 2019
And Jackson, whom Samuel outleaped, is a rookie fifth-round pick.
—Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 11 Aug. 2019
Vikings cornerback Chris Cook found out how difficult Jeffery could be to defend as Jeffery burned him for an 80-yard touchdown and later outleaped him and reached around him in the end zone for a 46-yard circus catch for a score.
—Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2019
Tittle then threw a 41-yard bomb to rookie halfback R.C. Owens, who outleaped Jack Christiansen and Jim David in the end zone for the winning score with 10 seconds left.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 5 Sep. 2017
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“Outleap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outleap. Accessed 5 Feb. 2023.
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