sprint
verb (used without object)
to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
had sprinted
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past perfectof sprint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Three years ago, the Fed had sprinted to lift rates to a two-decade high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Mullings already had sprinted 53 yards for a first-quarter touchdown, only to be followed shortly after by fellow back Donovan Edwards, who broke off a 41-yard score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
In the spring, Riana Shaw Robinson learned that her 11-year-old son, Madison, had sprinted out of class to chase a squirrel through his school’s courtyard in Berkeley, Calif.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Zach Horn, an attorney for the responding officer, released a statement to local media lauding him as "a brave servant" who had "sprinted towards high power rifle fire as everyone else ran away".
From BBC ● May 9, 2023
Even though I drove slowly to her house I felt as if I had sprinted all the way there because I was kind of sweaty and breathing hard when I arrived.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
