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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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Shortly after my grandfather’s surgery, on a rainy evening in Huajuapan, my cousin Carmen Méndez Martínez sprinted across the concrete driveway to where the family was seated at a table.
—Xavier Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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Verb
All that grunt allows the car to sprint from zero to 60 mph in a hair over three seconds and to hit a top speed of 211 mph.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
Shortly after my grandfather’s surgery, on a rainy evening in Huajuapan, my cousin Carmen Méndez Martínez sprinted across the concrete driveway to where the family was seated at a table.
—Xavier Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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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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