sprinted; sprinting; sprints
: to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance
sprinter
noun
1
: the act or an instance of sprinting
2
a
b
: a burst of speed
Examples of sprint in a Sentence
Verb
The bicycle racers sprinted for the finish line.
he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late
Noun
He made a sprint for the finish line.
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Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Mourners began arriving before dawn, and sprinted into the piazza when security reopened the flows.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
But as industry sprints toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), one question lingers in the background: what happens to humans?
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Instead, Aston Villa have sprinted into the semi-final in pursuit of a first success in this competition since 1957, while resurgent Nottingham Forest are looking to lift the cup for the first time since 1959.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Mourners began arriving before dawn, and sprinted into the piazza when security reopened the flows.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
Meyers is the fastest man on the team, but none of the other three will set sprint records anytime soon.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
But as industry sprints toward artificial general intelligence (AGI), one question lingers in the background: what happens to humans?
—Tracey Follows, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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sprint
2 of 2 noun1
: a short run at top speed
2
: a race over a short distance
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