sprinted; sprinting; sprints
: to run or go at top speed especially for a short distance
sprinter
noun
1
: the act or an instance of sprinting
2
a
b
: a burst of speed
Examples of sprint in a Sentence
Verb
The bicycle racers sprinted for the finish line.
he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late
Noun
He made a sprint for the finish line.
Recent Examples on the Web
CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Mejia sprints out of his home with a bat like a bull when the gate opens.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Camera screen bouncing, the producer sprints over to get footage.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
During the summer, players sprinted up the Santa Monica stairs and were sore for days.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Not for a team that sprinted through the NBA’s second tax apron to construct this roster.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, Cruise, 61, was seen sprinting down a street in London while filming a scene for the upcoming eighth film in his signature action franchise.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
However regardless of Powell’s opinion on his team, there remains one athlete who can secure wins in the sprinting events for Jamaica.
—Paras Jan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
At one point, the ostrich appears to run into a vehicle before picking himself back up and sprinting around the road again.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Add to that the six sprint races and the total comes to 30 contests in just over nine months, with the final showdown in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Watch this 👀 Subway sprint: Two friends tried to outrun a New York City train.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The bottom line is that securing a small business loan from a traditional bank is a marathon, not a sprint.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Grand Cherokee’s 0-60 mph sprint required about 8.0 seconds in Edmunds testing versus 6.8 seconds in the Passport.
—Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
By comparison, an Olympic sprint swimmer might reach just 5 km/h.
The thinking among hydrodynamicists is that the strange shape of shark denticles must play a crucial role in shark locomotion.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Former walk-on defensive back Alex Johnson ran a 40-yard dash in the 4.4-second range, Foster reported, along with a 4.5-second sprint from outside linebacker Carl Jones Jr.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Verb
Puckett sprinted across the open area to draw fire so that Rangers could find and destroy enemy machine-gunners.
—CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024
Mejia sprints out of his home with a bat like a bull when the gate opens.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 5 Apr. 2024
Camera screen bouncing, the producer sprints over to get footage.
—Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2024
During the summer, players sprinted up the Santa Monica stairs and were sore for days.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Not for a team that sprinted through the NBA’s second tax apron to construct this roster.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
On Sunday, Cruise, 61, was seen sprinting down a street in London while filming a scene for the upcoming eighth film in his signature action franchise.
—Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024
However regardless of Powell’s opinion on his team, there remains one athlete who can secure wins in the sprinting events for Jamaica.
—Paras Jan, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
At one point, the ostrich appears to run into a vehicle before picking himself back up and sprinting around the road again.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
Noun
Coleman is back but has been taking care of an injury after competing in the sprints on the indoor circuit and won’t be ready to go Saturday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Add to that the six sprint races and the total comes to 30 contests in just over nine months, with the final showdown in Abu Dhabi on December 8.
—Brad Spurgeon, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2024
Watch this 👀 Subway sprint: Two friends tried to outrun a New York City train.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The bottom line is that securing a small business loan from a traditional bank is a marathon, not a sprint.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The Grand Cherokee’s 0-60 mph sprint required about 8.0 seconds in Edmunds testing versus 6.8 seconds in the Passport.
—Nick Kurczewski, Quartz, 27 Mar. 2024
By comparison, an Olympic sprint swimmer might reach just 5 km/h.
The thinking among hydrodynamicists is that the strange shape of shark denticles must play a crucial role in shark locomotion.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
Former walk-on defensive back Alex Johnson ran a 40-yard dash in the 4.4-second range, Foster reported, along with a 4.5-second sprint from outside linebacker Carl Jones Jr.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sprint. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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sprint
2 of 2 noun1
: a short run at top speed
2
: a race over a short distance
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