leap out at
phrasal verb
leaped out at or leapt out at; leaping at; leaps out at
1
: to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place
The man leaped out at her from behind a shrub.
2
: to immediately get the attention of (someone)
The picture on the magazine's cover leaps out at you.
Examples of leap out at in a Sentence
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Xavier Restrepo’s measurables won’t leap out at anyone, but his production at Miami is undeniable.
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
One date in the flight logs leapt out at Piñeyro: December 14, 1977.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Honey is one of the first notes that leaps out at you on the nose, along with vanilla and apricot.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Even the film’s one or two glimmers of hope, which only leap out at the very end, appear as mere mirages in a desert of drugs and American decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Honey is also one of the first notes that leaps out at you on the nose, along with vanilla and apricot.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 July 2024
This session was led by a former UN moderator, who seemed absurdly terrified of them, poised in her chair as if ready to leap out at a moment’s notice.
—Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
Marian McLain is bottled at higher 102 proof, but that doesn’t leap out at you on the nose.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
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Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
One date in the flight logs leapt out at Piñeyro: December 14, 1977.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Honey is one of the first notes that leaps out at you on the nose, along with vanilla and apricot.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2024
Even the film’s one or two glimmers of hope, which only leap out at the very end, appear as mere mirages in a desert of drugs and American decline.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Honey is also one of the first notes that leaps out at you on the nose, along with vanilla and apricot.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 July 2024
This session was led by a former UN moderator, who seemed absurdly terrified of them, poised in her chair as if ready to leap out at a moment’s notice.
—Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
Marian McLain is bottled at higher 102 proof, but that doesn’t leap out at you on the nose.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023
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“Leap out at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leap%20out%20at. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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