as in trotted
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 sprinted
Fresh off crushing a home run, this athlete sprinted straight onto a running track still in uniform … just in time for another race.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Kenady and his teammates sprinted to the dugout yelling in delight.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The Angels had a chance to make up more ground following a recent run of success, but the worst team in baseball sprinted past them at the finish on Monday night.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Sniffen stepped up with two outs and pulsed his clutch gene, finding the hole between Martin and Cholowsky as Kashimoto sprinted around third base and dove headfirst into home plate.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Suddenly, with room to breathe, Potapova sprinted through the tiebreak, winning 7 of 8 points, as Gauff sprayed errors every which way.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Some star players wouldn’t have sprinted after the ball, after the clearance from Bravo-Young, like Chawinga did.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
And after Bourque hit a rocket in foul territory, Hebert sprinted to the batter’s box to pick up her bat for her right as Bourque got back to the plate to continue her at-bat.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Austin got down to the ground, sprinted the ball to the middle of the field and got the ball spiked and the clock stopped.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Ronnie Li, USA Today, 4 June 2026
Kenady and his teammates sprinted to the dugout yelling in delight.
—Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
The Angels had a chance to make up more ground following a recent run of success, but the worst team in baseball sprinted past them at the finish on Monday night.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
Sniffen stepped up with two outs and pulsed his clutch gene, finding the hole between Martin and Cholowsky as Kashimoto sprinted around third base and dove headfirst into home plate.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 1 June 2026
Suddenly, with room to breathe, Potapova sprinted through the tiebreak, winning 7 of 8 points, as Gauff sprayed errors every which way.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
Some star players wouldn’t have sprinted after the ball, after the clearance from Bravo-Young, like Chawinga did.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
And after Bourque hit a rocket in foul territory, Hebert sprinted to the batter’s box to pick up her bat for her right as Bourque got back to the plate to continue her at-bat.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Austin got down to the ground, sprinted the ball to the middle of the field and got the ball spiked and the clock stopped.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinted
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Second baseman Alex Freeland grabbed it and dove to beat Castro to first base for the out, but Rumfield trotted home on the play.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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The traveling show has globe-trotted annually, most recently to New York and the likes of Hangzhou, China; Manchester, England, and Dakar, Senegal.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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The ball dropped in, and Turner jogged into second base.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Right fielder Corbin Carroll tracked down the fly ball, and Eldridge jogged back to the dugout having been Oracle’d for the first time in his career.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an incumbent mayor in the City of Angels would be running against a challenger whose campaign manager is God Almighty.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Odd moment plagues fourth quarter As the Knicks held on to their fairly sizable lead, a fan ran onto the court, tried to take a selfie with Wembanyama but was quickly apprehended by security.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
Verb
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These two great rivals never raced each other again.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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After exchanging blows, the youngster raced on to a Djokovic drop shot before exquisitely returning with a faint backhand of his own, leaving his opponent with his hands on his knees in disbelief.—
Thomas Schlachter,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Lemieux galloped across the Forum, diving as his teammates embraced him.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The estate is best known as one of the homes of Thunder, the iconic Arabian horses that have galloped down the sidelines after every Denver Broncos home touchdown.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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“Sprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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