as in to jog
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 sprint Video taken at the scene showed students sprinting out of a building as law enforcement and first responders arrived. —
Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Dashcam video from the parking lot shows a masked individual with a handgun sprinting out of the restaurant. —Mark Prussin, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Scheierman sprinted back after the second of those giveaways to block a Wagner layup, but Suggs followed with a triple that pulled Orlando even. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 Izzo and his sister Ikhlass were inside the building and sprinted out to help. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sprint
Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Dashcam video from the parking lot shows a masked individual with a handgun sprinting out of the restaurant. —Mark Prussin, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026 Scheierman sprinted back after the second of those giveaways to block a Wagner layup, but Suggs followed with a triple that pulled Orlando even. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 Izzo and his sister Ikhlass were inside the building and sprinted out to help. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sprint
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When Darius Garland casually jogged into an uncontested 15-foot midrange jumper, Steve Kerr called timeout in disgust.— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Onyxia Delinois suffered severe brain injuries after a car struck her while jogging on Miramar Parkway near Southwest 184th Avenue on April 6, 2024, according to WTVJ.— Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
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The baby pudu — currently just a few inches tall — has already been seen trotting alongside her mother, Posey.— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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The baby pudu, just a few inches tall, has already been spotted trotting confidently alongside Posey, rarely straying far from her side.— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
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But the umpires ruled the play still live and Antonacci ran around the bases for a two-run, inside-the-park home run.— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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Region Direct connects the Fan Festival to 15 locations across the metro (including Lawrence, Independence, Overland Park and more) with buses running every 20 minutes (30 minutes for Lawrence).— Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
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Beyond that, two of the highlights of the horse racing calendar take place at Churchill Downs on Friday and Saturday, while the Formula One season resumes after a long hiatus with the Miami Grand Prix.— The Athletic Live Team, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Police said the suspect had a shotgun, a handgun and knives, and stormed the lobby, running past security barricades as Secret Service agents raced toward him.— Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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On arrival, the owner’s free-roaming white horse, Artemis, galloped up to them for a nuzzle unprompted, as if welcoming them in.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
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Officer Kyle McLaughlin, patrolling the Upper West Side on his steed Kelly, was alerted by a victim’s screams and immediately galloped into action.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
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Performance turnarounds of this nature take time, and there are no tangible shortcuts that can speed up the process.— Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Forty-seven people died and more than 100 were injured when a speeding Burlington passenger train headed for California slammed into a train bound for Omaha, which had stopped at the Naperville station.— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Sprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sprint. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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