Example Sentences

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Next door, an even higher-security prison was springing up: the super-max “Alcatraz of the Rockies” for terrorists, mob bosses, drug lords and other dangerous felons.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2022

When he moved, Chile was springing back from the global financial crisis, and there were plenty of jobs for immigrants.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2021

Hanks’s research trip makes perfect sense in this light: the actor wanted to see the circumstances from which his lawyer character, Donovan, was springing the boys.

From Forbes • Dec. 16, 2014

Last night, Diesel was springing about 10ft tall, showing up to the London premiere of Guardians in high-tech stilts and an "I am Groot" T-shirt.

From The Guardian • Jul. 31, 2014

The lizard which had been in the cereal box was springing toward him.

From "Holes" by Louis Sachar