How to Use jump in in a Sentence

jump in

phrasal verb
Definition of jump innext
  • Lee, awaiting her turn on the event, jumped in the air.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • When someone rang the doorbell of their home, the girl jumped in fear.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • After Breed once again brought up the city’s crime drop, Safai jumped in.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Even the clamshell container it’s served in has jumped in price.
    — Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • But that doesn’t change the jump in quality his team is about to face.
    — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The train Meade was going to jump in front of to take his own life never came.
    — Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Overnight, the 15% jump in its share price raised Nvidia’s multiple to 64.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • One where the league no longer has a few toes dipped in the streaming waters, but seems ready to jump in.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • The assistant jumped in, pulled Perry’s head out of the water and called 911.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Assailants have jumped in cars or grabbed dogs from porches and yards.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The latest jump in oil prices could cause a fresh bout of broader price rises.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Deputy Chief Sam Cote credits the two bystanders for jumping in to help.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The brand also said the increase in traffic has also caused a jump in Levi's stock price.
    — Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
  • During their walk, one of their two dogs, Groot, fell through the ice on the river, and Richmond Rogers jumped in to save their dog.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
  • While the front is low enough to allow your cat to step in rather than jump in, there’s a high back wall that helps the box contain the litter.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The traffic jam left some trapped in their cars when the fire overtook them, and others who were near the ocean jumped in to escape.
    — Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Rebecca Boone, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Portland should see sunny skies and a 10-degree jump in the high temp to about 87 degrees.
    — oregonlive, 12 Sep. 2023
  • By the numbers: Few polls have been released since Biden left the race Sunday and Harris jumped in.
    — Erin Doherty, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • Even after its big jump in recent days, GameStop shares can still be bought for less than $30.
    — Stan Choe, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
  • Summer jumped in fast this year and the weather got hot and humid quickly.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2023
  • Houston was the first to commit to the 2024 festival, while Creighton jumped in last, though both took their own leaps of faith to get here.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • As Short, 74, and Martin, 79, gave each other grief about their age, Gomez jumped in with a timely dig of her own.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Watters jumped in too, pulling the animal back to safety — but dropping her phone in the process.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • There is simply no way that the current system can grow to match the enormous jump in demand.
    — Peter Guest, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Smith’s older sister by one year, Morgan, saw her younger sibling’s love for the sport and jumped in as well.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • Shelters often have plastic pools filled with water all over the place so dogs can jump in to cool off.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 19 June 2024
  • Krier has remained in motion for hours, still jumping in to help with any task.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The man alleges in the lawsuit that his jump in the sprinkle pool left him with an injury to his ankle and other parts of his body.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2024
  • Some jumped in and out of the pool, others practiced for an afternoon talent show.
    — Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Crime was spiking, including the largest one-year jump in the murder rate ever.
    — Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024

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