sprang
Example Sentences
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A youngster sprang from the grass, running toward its mother, draped in what looked like a roomy shag carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Araki sprang out of the New Queer Cinema of the ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
In 1942, when one of the leaders of the House Un-American Activities Committee baselessly accused the famous educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune of being a communist, Smith sprang into action.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bowe, from Northaw, sprang into action after hearing a man screaming in the water and seeing bodies floating.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
People sprang to their feet, snatching up glasses and plates, scrambling for the stairs, while the cat clawed halfway up the curtain in consternation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
