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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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Kelce, all by his lonesome away from the main field, sprinted through route after route — stop-start motions that require explosive movements off the line and at the top of the routes.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The actor fractured his ankle while filming a sequence where his character, Ethan Hunt, sprints across London rooftops and leaps between buildings.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The teaser also includes footage of someone breaking into a nuclear submarine that’s rapidly flooding, as well as shots of Cruise sprinting away from some unseen threat.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 9 Feb. 2025
Kelce, all by his lonesome away from the main field, sprinted through route after route — stop-start motions that require explosive movements off the line and at the top of the routes.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
There aren’t many high school state sprint champs with natural hands and good hips on the board.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The actor fractured his ankle while filming a sequence where his character, Ethan Hunt, sprints across London rooftops and leaps between buildings.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 20 Feb. 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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