Example Sentences

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But by the time Holiday had sprinted to the basket, Wembanyama had loped over, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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

He was also the one who had sprinted towards the helicopter transporting club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when it crashed outside the King Power in October 2018.

From BBC • May 28, 2023

Sliding from Harry’s shoulders the moment he could, he had sprinted for cover amongst the surrounding goblins, brandishing the sword and crying, “Thieves! Thieves! Help! Thieves!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling