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
He said it sprang from his love of painting animals, then became an "exercise in looking into grief", also honouring friends who had died.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
Cleo sprang up, struggling to her feet, breaking free from Mom’s and Dad’s hold.
From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis
