Example Sentences

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Sprinting success was not sparse in the heady days of London 2012.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

Sprinting "like a jet plane taking off" will help produce Premier League star strikers of tomorrow, new research has revealed.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

Sprinting from behind, the headband-wearing Bona closed with superhero speed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Sprinting around New York’s Flat Iron Building with Paul Rudd, he exclaimed, “I’ve been working 20 years for this! I need a straight person to go see ‘Bros!’”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Sprinting toward him, Lupita reached into her sack and took out the water bottle.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty