Sentence examples for jumped him from inspiring English sources

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"jumped him" is a grammatically correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to mean suddenly attacking someone physically. For example: The thief was surprised when the victim suddenly jumped him and held him at gunpoint.

Exact(46)

First, in January, he was arrested after a drunken fight at his house with two friends of one of his sister's, who "jumped him", said Moss.

The Guardian

We jumped him.

The New York Times

If we jumped him together, never.

The New Yorker

"Gore just jumped him, and he owned the hour".

The New York Times - Arts

The constable jumped him and took his weapon.

The New Yorker

A giant warthog jumped him in the woods.

The New Yorker

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They pump him and jump him.

The New Yorker

"They were going to jump him.

The New York Times

"He decided to jump him from behind".

The New York Times

11.07pm GMT Tom goes back to Top Gun specifically so that Kelly McGillis can jump him.

The Guardian - Film

We've had to jump him up and he's come in straight away".

BBC

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