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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Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Aug. 2025
Having won all six of his races across three Grand Slam Track meets between April and June, Bednarek was crowned Racer of the Year in the inaugural season of the league launched by sprinting great Michael Johnson.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
In the Premier League last season, Newcastle players produced the most high-speed sprints per minute of build-up play.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
If faced with a bruin, my guess is that Go would leap over the grumpy bear, dunk a basketball, and then sprint to safety.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Aug. 2025
Having won all six of his races across three Grand Slam Track meets between April and June, Bednarek was crowned Racer of the Year in the inaugural season of the league launched by sprinting great Michael Johnson.
—Coy Wire, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
But over time, the sprints started to feel more chaotic — senior leaders disagreed on technical approaches like the best way to pretrain models, teams were given overlapping mandates and people fought for credit, two ex-Meta AI employees said.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
In the Premier League last season, Newcastle players produced the most high-speed sprints per minute of build-up play.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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