Example Sentences

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Energetic USC football general manager Chad Bowden has been sprinting ever since he discovered he could help transform football programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Amazon has been sprinting to keep up with the soaring demand for home deliveries as more shops have been ordered closed and people have become increasingly uneasy about going outside.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2020

Sanders has been sprinting across the country, holding multiple events per day, maintaining a speed that has surpassed his top rivals.

From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2019

For the past 150 years, however, the pole has been sprinting away from Canada and toward Siberia.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2019

This is a town of big dreams, and chasing them is part of the fun, and nobody has been sprinting harder and leaping higher than these folks.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2018