How to Use jump in in a Sentence

jump in

verb
  • Juan, 55, then jumped in to save him.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That amounts to a 48% price jump in about three months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • Travis jumped in on his turn on stage with his beloved on her Eras tours.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • The surge in oil prices prompted a jump in gasoline prices.
    — Arkansas Online, 6 June 2026
  • Malkin had zero jump in Game 5.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Norman’s instinct to jump in didn’t come from nowhere.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • That's when two men jumped in, and fists started flying.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Becerra then jumped in the polls.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • That amounts to a nearly 52% jump in about two-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • That amounts to a roughly 50% jump in about two-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • That amounts to a roughly 50% price jump in about two-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • That amounts to a nearly 40% price jump in about three-and-a-half months.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 10 June 2026
  • The jump in grocery prices was the highest in nearly four years.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Both mentioned the strong quarter, which saw a 69% jump in sales.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 May 2026
  • Chicago jumped in front on Busch's two-run single with two down in the first.
    — CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • Cleveland got the jump in the series 3-1.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • The jump in prices comes after oil dropped more than 5% yesterday.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 May 2026
  • At what point do the referees jump in and stop the proceedings?
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026
  • Burger King and Wendy’s jumped in within days and rode that wave.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • Collins could be beaten, the pitch went, and the money would be there if Mills would jump in.
    — Julia Terruso, Time, 8 June 2026
  • But some airlines are jumping in to help with the disruption.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 3 May 2026
  • The jump in oil prices may be behind some of the move in Boeing and its aerospace peers.
    — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • That increase marked the biggest one-month jump in grocery prices in nearly four years.
    — Allie Canal, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Three people who were at the beach jumped in the water to help but found themselves in distress.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2026
  • Three people who were at the beach jumped in the water to help but found themselves in distress.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • That means a jump in crude costs tends to result in people paying more rather than driving less.
    — Robert I. Harris, The Conversation, 1 May 2026
  • Or, just jump in there to yell at me for hating your favorite player and ranking him too low.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The jump in price reflects both the market and improvements.
    — Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Schoonmaker needs to take a big jump in the final year of his rookie contract.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Who’s making the biggest jump in 2026?
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026

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