sprints

present tense third-person singular of sprint

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sprints The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence? Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026 As the world sprints toward a greener grid, the demand for stationary storage is skyrocketing. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 Once Towns receives the basketball, Jalen Brunson sprints from the right side of the floor to the left to set a screen for Anunoby in the corner. Fred Katz, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The suspect then sprints through the door and lunges at a security camera in the business's lobby in what looked to be an attempt to tear it down. Zach Boetto, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026 As the mission sprints its final lap before launch day, their fastidious preparation stands out as an achievement in its own right. Matt Alderton, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025 Once the dynamite is on the ground, Manchis immediately sprints down the stairs, towards the danger. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025 As a wolf, Enid excavates Wednesday and then sprints off into the night. Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprints
Verb
  • Against Senegal, Odegaard casually jogs off the pitch at the near post to drag a player away from the box as Julian Ryerson delivers the corner.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Orchard Street, which jogs awkwardly around the one-time dump at Gowen Road, in particular needs to change, according to both Ada County Highway District and Boise city reports.
    Mark Dee July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Stone runs it with his brother, Luke, and named it after their grandmother, who lived on a farm outside Melbourne.
    Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • And his batting run value (which measures how many runs a hitter adds or loses for their team) is a whopping (or dismal) -14.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • For about an hour, the vehicle soared in space halfway around the world in a vital test mission coming as SpaceX races to have Starship ready for NASA's upcoming moon landing missions.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • During Braves games, The Freeze races a fan along the warning track in the outfield.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

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“Sprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprints. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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