Word: leapt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...incredible self-possession. The oldest was 13. The male dancers were much older. In one all-male number, 30 men sat in a circle on the floor, shaking their shoulders in unison, and began a syncopated whisper that worked up into something like a football cheer, while a clown leapt and postured in their midst. In the grand finale a benevolent dragon routed a wicked witch to the deep delight of both dancers and audience...
Close the Eyes. There are lively descriptions of the early Vanderbilt Cup races, in 1904, 1905 and 1910, which were denounced from the pulpit but drew crowds like a magnet: "Louis Chevrolet wrapped his Fiat around a telegraph pole on Willis Avenue . . . Harold Stone, driving a Columbia, leapt the Meadowbrook bridge and shot into the mob, killing his mechanic and injuring a mixed bag of bystanders...
...Boston papers naturally leapt on the story as an example of the decadent ways of Our College Youth. In the Boston Herald one Eva Williams Raymond burst into poetry thusly...
...oppressive silence, two ushers helped Georges Heuillard down the steps from the rostrum. Suddenly, from the Gaullists on the far right of the bright red horseshoe of seats to the Communists on the far left, the diverse and divided politicians of France leapt to their feet and exploded into applause. Ex-Defense Minister Jules Moch, whose hatred of the Germans is twofold (he is Jewish, and lost his son in the Resistance), warmly embraced Heuillard. Robert Schuman, whose efforts to sell German rearmament to his countrymen were the target of Heuillard's passionate attack, advanced toward him, tears...
...sprinters are another strong point. Pete Terry, Joe Ratyna, and Pete Dow have been responsible for most of the sprinting points so far, with Dick Johnson running consistently and improving at the same rate. Dow, Ratyna, and Terry also handle the broad jumping effectively. Terry having leapt 22 feet in high school...