He almost jumped to his feet, despite the past weeks of training.

The man jumped despite passengers' attempts to dissuade him.

We jumped right in, despite predictions of a 45-minute wait.

She looked suddenly at Brett, and he jumped and squeaked despite himself.

But some people are jumping into the ski business anyway, despite the potential pitfalls.

A nondescript little man in a page's outfit appeared out of nowhere, and Joseph jumped despite himself.

For the year, export sales jumped by 12.5 percent despite a strong dollar, the biggest gain in nine years.

He added, "Rock radio should jump on this despite the delicate subject matter."

It was Jesamine from outside, but he jumped despite himself.

Others, like Lipinski, become obsessive and jump too often despite warnings from their coaches.