With thousands of dejected Spain supporters trudging past, fans of the Blue Sharks danced in celebration as supporters of other countries high fived and embraced them.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, uber-socialite Nan Kempner, and fellow fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta sipped champagne from crystal stemware and danced the night away on the main deck.
Then Surge zipped through a tunnel and pranced around the ring.
—
Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Troy — who is a Pony of the Americas, according to his owners, the Beaulieu family — pranced around his yard upon exiting the hospital trailer, receiving pets and apples.
Clemson's Shantae Foreman leaped 46 feet, 7 inches on her sixth and final try to win the triple jump.
—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
After that, Obsession’s business leaped an unprecedented 39% upward in its second weekend in theaters and a 14% jump in weekend three, before taking a mere 7% dip in weekend four.
An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
The order covered an area bounded by Soto Street and Indiana Street and extending from the 10 Freeway south to Washington Boulevard.
Even amidst the Covid pandemic, Miranda hopped between countries to explore the worlds of Broadway theatre, the London art scene, Scottish luxury hotels, and online fitness.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Some fans hopped out of their rideshare cars in the middle of the street just to get out of traffic.
—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
While hundreds reveled at Thursday night’s all-out bash for The Pierre hotel’s 95th anniversary, some of the building’s tenants in the floors above haven’t been feeling quite as celebratory.
Saquon Barkley sprung loose around the edge for a big gain.
—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin sprung off the mound, fielded a Kody Clemens comebacker with his bare hand, spun and fired to first for the out in the fourth inning Thursday against the Minnesota Twins.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.