sprang
Example Sentences
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As the characters debated, a similar conversation sprang to mind.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
When his phone finally sprang to life, it was pinging with three years' worth of messages, an inventory of loss: news of colleagues who had died, friends asking whether he was still alive.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
LNG terminals sprang up along coastlines to process imports, prime ministers flew to the Middle East to secure gas deals and governments subsidized energy-saving technology like heat pumps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
All other national agencies also sprang into wartime mode, with the education ministry cancelling all classes and the aviation authority halting all flights in and out of the country.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
They sprang out of the water like sleek mojarras—two slim, delicate fish flying out of the river.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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