sprint
Example Sentences
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He won the Monaco feature race and Belgian sprint race but, despite his success, he was forced to drop out of the championship with three races to go.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Within days, Zelenskyy extended similar agreements to the UAE and Qatar, sweeping the western shore of the Persian Gulf in a single diplomatic sprint.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
"For decades, sprint coaching has often been based on the belief that all athletes should move in one prescribed way," says Dr. Hicks.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
It was the Kings’ most one-sided loss in more than a month, not exactly the way it wanted to start its final sprint to the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026
She was nearly trampled by her children, whose flight out of the living room was a headlong sprint that left no time for explanations to anyone.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing sprint
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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Vocabulary from the Poem “Touchscreen” by Marshall Davis Jones
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