sprints

present tense third-person singular of sprint

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sprints In mid-August, OpenAI announced a new chief revenue officer—its fifth C-suite shake-up in the past year, but arguably its most important as the company sprints toward what could be an historic IPO, Forlini writes. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 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
  • When a review begins, the referee jogs straight to a pitchside monitor.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • First inning, Shohei Ohtani walks, steals second, jogs to third on a single by Freddie Freeman, scores on a grounder by Mookie Betts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • And they custom-fit Shawkat’s mellower Molly, who trots behind in Frankie’s wake of destruction.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • After living in the City of Lights for more than a decade, the designer said he was drawn to its features, which informed his palette that runs from sky blues to Seine greens, via tones inspired by its typical stone buildings.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Every action is decisive and cannot be reversed, just as the film runs ever forward through the projector.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Supra is one of the vehicles most closely associated with Walker’s Fast & Furious character, Brian O’Conner, who builds and races a bright orange version of the A80 in the first installment of the popular movie franchise.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Europe races to scale The political tensions come as Europe’s commercial space industry is gathering momentum.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026

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

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