sprinted

verb

past tense of sprint
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 As Crowley sprinted across the state to capture undecided voters, Hong was batting down controversies. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Max Llewellyn could have possibly gotten him down, but the rookie QB sprinted down field fast. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Businesses, meanwhile, have sprinted to adopt artificial intelligence to better serve customers. — Tom Dowling, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Earlier in the game, Hoecht got behind Mahomes before a pass, yet still sprinted to tackle tight end Travis Kelce from behind 20 yards downfield. — Tim Graham, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Fatal Influence sprinted out to a lead by isolating their opponents and thrashing them on the outside. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 After controlling the ball twice with his head, Bouanga sprinted into the box and coolly lifted it over goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland and into the net. — Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026 Infantino sprinted across the stage and appeared to attempt to usher Trump out of frame. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026 In the bottom of the sixth with runners on second and third, Devers fielded a grounder, sprinted to the bag, then dove into first base to beat the runner and end the inning. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprinted
  1. trotted
  2. jogged
  3. ran
  4. raced
  5. galloped
Verb
  • Earlier this month, bulldozers were videoed uprooting trees and shoveling dirt as wild animals trotted by.
    — Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This time, Maye tossed an interception downfield, and trotted off toward the sideline in defeat.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trotted
Verb
  • Back up in his own end zone, Robinson blew past outside linebacker Azeez Ojulari, made the snag from Tagovailoa and jogged the rest of the way to the goal line.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Chad Williams jogged back toward Blue Lakes, appearing to glance for pursuers around the charging station’s wall, Watters’ video showed.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of jogged
Verb
  • Investigators analyzed data from more than 1,700 participants in a long-running study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group runs both of the Whitney’s two dining outlets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of ran
Verb
  • First responders then raced to get to the crash scene and used ropes to descend down the cliff, but there were no survivors.
    — Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The two-time Olympic champion from Norway hadn’t raced since having surgery early this year to clean up scar tissue on the protective sheath around his left Achilles tendon.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of raced
Verb
  • As famine, war, pestilence and death galloped through, religious thought had been taking on an apocalyptic and self-abnegatory fervor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Barcola clipped the ball over his marker, galloped towards the box and saw a left-footed cross charged down.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of galloped

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“Sprinted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinted. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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