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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
The album features Swift’s classic poppy and lyrical style, but introduces a host of new vocabulary words, urging listeners to sprint to Google to decode the songs’ meanings.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The guys aren’t enamored with the notion of sprinting and climbing from Watkins, Colorado, to the Grand Canyon, especially the part about wearing bike shorts.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Others sprinted through open fields, running for hours before reaching safety.
—Gal Koplewitz Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
On Red Tail Trail, two women went sprinting by—the first signs of life in the park.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Puckett sprinted across the open area to draw fire so that Rangers could find and destroy enemy machine-gunners.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Mejia sprints out of his home with a bat like a bull when the gate opens.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Add to that the six sprint races and the total comes to 30 contests in just over nine months, with the final showdown in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Watch this 👀 Subway sprint: Two friends tried to outrun a New York City train.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The bottom line is that securing a small business loan from a traditional bank is a marathon, not a sprint.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Grand Cherokee’s 0-60 mph sprint required about 8.0 seconds in Edmunds testing versus 6.8 seconds in the Passport.
—Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
By comparison, an Olympic sprint swimmer might reach just 5 km/h.
The thinking among hydrodynamicists is that the strange shape of shark denticles must play a crucial role in shark locomotion.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Former walk-on defensive back Alex Johnson ran a 40-yard dash in the 4.4-second range, Foster reported, along with a 4.5-second sprint from outside linebacker Carl Jones Jr.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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
The album features Swift’s classic poppy and lyrical style, but introduces a host of new vocabulary words, urging listeners to sprint to Google to decode the songs’ meanings.
—The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
The guys aren’t enamored with the notion of sprinting and climbing from Watkins, Colorado, to the Grand Canyon, especially the part about wearing bike shorts.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
Others sprinted through open fields, running for hours before reaching safety.
—Gal Koplewitz Natan Odenheimer, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
On Red Tail Trail, two women went sprinting by—the first signs of life in the park.
—Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Puckett sprinted across the open area to draw fire so that Rangers could find and destroy enemy machine-gunners.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Mejia sprints out of his home with a bat like a bull when the gate opens.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
Coleman is back but has been taking care of an injury after competing in the sprints on the indoor circuit and won’t be ready to go Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Add to that the six sprint races and the total comes to 30 contests in just over nine months, with the final showdown in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Watch this 👀 Subway sprint: Two friends tried to outrun a New York City train.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The bottom line is that securing a small business loan from a traditional bank is a marathon, not a sprint.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Grand Cherokee’s 0-60 mph sprint required about 8.0 seconds in Edmunds testing versus 6.8 seconds in the Passport.
—Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
By comparison, an Olympic sprint swimmer might reach just 5 km/h.
The thinking among hydrodynamicists is that the strange shape of shark denticles must play a crucial role in shark locomotion.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Former walk-on defensive back Alex Johnson ran a 40-yard dash in the 4.4-second range, Foster reported, along with a 4.5-second sprint from outside linebacker Carl Jones Jr.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 1 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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