Sentence examples for leapt backward from inspiring English sources
Then, after she started the car, it leapt backward and struck several people, the authorities said.
Upon realizing that this creature was not one of its own, the dog leapt backward in yelping horror, and Radar, aloof, continued on his walk.
But instead of peeling off into the night down North Sea Road, the Mercedes leapt backward and pinned at least two people waiting in line against the wall of the club, the police said.
"A big man, a huge man, with bared teeth was set to pounce, and before I could react he grabbed my shoulder and flung me back, screaming, 'Get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers!' Then he swiped down my front, trying to rip off my bib number, just as I leapt backward from him.
And attitudes have taken a giant leap backward.
This may seem like a lot of leaping backward and forward in time.
That's a great leap backward, but I am skeptical that it will be sustained.
Marriage law experts and feminists are asking: Did China just take a great leap backward?
In some respects, texting is a giant leap backward in the science of communication.
Each granting of such a visa is a giant leap backward.
