How to Use jump out at in a Sentence

jump out at

verb
  • Here are a few neat things that have jumped out at me.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 June 2026
  • Next year, a different line will jump out at me.
    — Kevin Doughten, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
  • How many names were there that really jumped out at you?
    — Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The interception is the first thing that jumps out at me.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The orangey sunflower shapes jump out at me from the sheets.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
  • This was the group fixture that most jumped out at Kane when the draw was made last December.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
  • The three bright stars evenly lined up that form the celestial Hunter’s belt really jump out at you.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Amongst all the moody floral dresses, this polished, silk style jumped out at me for being at the other end of the spectrum.
    — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 11 June 2026
  • The fallacy in that argument might not jump out at everybody.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
  • The first thing that jumps out at having a conversation with Moser, 25, is his brain.
    — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 1 May 2026
  • His competitiveness jumps out at you.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Murray-Boyles jumped out at DeRozan, who passed to LaVine, who drilled the wide-open shot.
    — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Set the scene One of the first things that jumps out at any of 1 Hotels' locations is the biophilic design.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
  • And the way [series creator] Alfonso Moreno wrote this character, her sense of humor jumped out at me.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Bleeding heavily, Waaler stumbles into a corridor and slowly takes his last breath as Hole, who jumped out at the floor above and ran back downstairs, watches, gun in hand.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Additional standard features that jumped out at us include the sunroof, 20-inch wheels, LED Headlights and 6-usb ports.
    — Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The things that interest us about the Sixties now won’t be the things that interest people in 100 years’ time or 200 years’ time, because different things will jump out at them.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 25 May 2026
  • Pregnancy can often feel like a long-haul adventure in itself, and whilst the thought of an extensive flight may not jump out at the top of your to-do list, there are ways to make that coveted trip—and any other air travel during pregnancy that comes up—more comfortable.
    — Joanna Carrigan, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2023

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