sprang
Example Sentences
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More than a dozen new outposts sprang up almost overnight, settlers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
She sprang from Zeus’ skull fully formed; her embryonic development reduced to a male deity’s headache.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Nonetheless, she sprang across the stage in sync with her dancers, often on tip-toe to compensate for the lost height of her high heels.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Araki sprang out of the New Queer Cinema of the ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ivy and Lucinda must have been thinking along the same lines, because they sprang toward the hospital bed.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
