sprints

present tense third-person singular of sprint

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sprints 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 Onana jogs onto the field for his warm-up, the boos are rabid.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Cody Bellinger #35 of the New York Yankees jogs off the field during the fifth inning of the game against the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium on August 11, 2025 in New York City.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Amazon has already dropped hundreds of deals on top-quality espresso makers ahead of its two-day Prime Big Deal Days event, which runs October 7 and 8.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Believing that debt doesn’t matter because growth will take care of it is the last stage of the cycle, when optimism runs ahead of reality.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the movie easily races from one scene to another at a break-neck pace, behind the scenes, the local production work was a massive undertaking, bringing together public officials from multiple city, county and federal agencies.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • RDREs use a detonation wave that races around a circular channel, which produces short, high-pressure bursts that drive up thrust and efficiency.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Sprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprints. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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