as in trotting
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 sprinting
That's when two other reporters come sprinting up to the phone booth.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans, who were walking in the snow and realized the person frantically sprinting was some kind of Wild player, cheered.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
His 16 points per game have been a result of cutting, spotting up, slashing and, of course, sprinting the floor in transition.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
The shooter, described by some as a Black man, got out of the vehicle and began sprinting toward Alyssa.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2024
Garbers and his teammates celebrated by sprinting over to a corner of the stadium where UCLA fans were seated, players pointing to acknowledge those who made the long trip before returning to a jubilant locker room to spray each other with water and sing the fight song.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Another delivery worker gets on his knees to apologize to a cop who pulled him over for running a red light, before jumping up, forcefully pushing over his motorbike and sprinting across a road without regard to traffic.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
The 32-year-old can be seen in the clip sprinting away from a secondary stage at the event while making a time-out gesture with his hands.
—EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Rachel Raposas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
The last two years have seen the Australian, who turns 17 in late December, draw comparisons to sprinting great Usain Bolt.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
Fans, who were walking in the snow and realized the person frantically sprinting was some kind of Wild player, cheered.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024
His 16 points per game have been a result of cutting, spotting up, slashing and, of course, sprinting the floor in transition.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
The shooter, described by some as a Black man, got out of the vehicle and began sprinting toward Alyssa.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Nov. 2024
Garbers and his teammates celebrated by sprinting over to a corner of the stadium where UCLA fans were seated, players pointing to acknowledge those who made the long trip before returning to a jubilant locker room to spray each other with water and sing the fight song.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
Another delivery worker gets on his knees to apologize to a cop who pulled him over for running a red light, before jumping up, forcefully pushing over his motorbike and sprinting across a road without regard to traffic.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
The 32-year-old can be seen in the clip sprinting away from a secondary stage at the event while making a time-out gesture with his hands.
—EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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