Example Sentences

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While the Nittany Lions search drags on, recruits who had once pledged to play for the program have sprinted for the exit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Bats have flailed, balls have soared, runners have sprinted, and still…

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2024

Pac-12 programs have sprinted out to a combined 13-0 start to the season.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 5, 2023

For months now, teams at Google have sprinted to release technology at I/O or prior, like its ChatGPT competitor Bard, defending the company's turf.

From Reuters • May 10, 2023

Others might have sprinted toward the sound to make sure there was no foul play, or maybe called out, asking if everyone was all right.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson