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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Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Speaking at the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum on Tuesday, Wang noted that while robots still trail humans in sprinting performance today, the gap is narrowing quickly.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
The test included one minute of sit-ups (for women) or pull-ups (for men), a 50-meter sprint and a standing long jump (for both), and a time trial of 1,000 meters (for men) and 800 meters (for women).
—Richard A. Lovett, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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Verb
For the past couple of years, corporate leaders have been sprinting into the AI era with a mixture of urgency and anxiety.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
Speaking at the Yabuli China Entrepreneurs Forum on Tuesday, Wang noted that while robots still trail humans in sprinting performance today, the gap is narrowing quickly.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
That observation, made in a CharlotteFive feature on Brooks’ Sandwich House, could serve as the unofficial motto of a city that has spent the better part of two decades in a full sprint toward the future.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
The test included one minute of sit-ups (for women) or pull-ups (for men), a 50-meter sprint and a standing long jump (for both), and a time trial of 1,000 meters (for men) and 800 meters (for women).
—Richard A. Lovett, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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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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