as in to jog
to go at a pace faster than a walk
he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late
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Recent Examples of sprint
Ricardo Pepi took Pulisic’s place on the field, and the Americans were off and sprinting.
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
In one case, while working on an excavation, archeologists spoke with a local woman who recalled that, in her childhood, anyone who had to go near the road at night would sprint past it for fear of ghosts.
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Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2026
James, playing in his second event as a pro, sprinted out of the gate in his debut at last week’s RBC Canadian Open, holding the 36-hole lead before landing in a tie for 56th.
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From Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2026
Mwepu Ilunga sprinted from his defensive wall and blasted the ball away before Brazil could take the shot.
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Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
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Filip Bondy,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
In one case, while working on an excavation, archeologists spoke with a local woman who recalled that, in her childhood, anyone who had to go near the road at night would sprint past it for fear of ghosts.
—
Amelia Soth,
JSTOR Daily,
18 June 2026
James, playing in his second event as a pro, sprinted out of the gate in his debut at last week’s RBC Canadian Open, holding the 36-hole lead before landing in a tie for 56th.
—
From Staff Reports,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2026
Mwepu Ilunga sprinted from his defensive wall and blasted the ball away before Brazil could take the shot.
—
Andrew Pereira,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for sprint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprint
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Ohtani paused on his follow-through, his lips pursed, before jogging up the line.
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Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
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Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
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The movie’s globe-trotting opening sequence features pirates, outlaws and a mummy used as toilet paper.
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Villaraigosa, who led the city from 2005-13 and recently ran for governor, argued that this is not the right time to make even that change.
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Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.
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In 2023, more than a decade after a experiencing season-ending racing injuries, Muniz decided to pursue his dream of NASCAR racing full-throttle and announced his return to stock car racing in the ARCA Menards Series.
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Ships raced through the night to reach New York Harbor, all trying to be first to dock at Ellis Island.
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The trailer for Ransom Canyon has galloped onto the scene thanks to Netflix.
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The beloved actress and two-time Oscar nominee, 63, reprises her role as cowgirl Jessie in Toy Story 5, more than 25 years after the character first galloped onto screens in 1999's Toy Story 2.
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Cain pointed out that having the president of the United States greasing the wheels definitely helped speed things along.
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Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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