as in trotting
to go at a pace faster than a walk
he sprinted off to class so as to avoid being late
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Recent Examples of sprinting
But that play, the first from scrimmage for Baltimore, has set the tone for what has followed, with Baltimore sprinting ahead and Buffalo chasing from behind.
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NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Rose, sprinting in from first, snatched the ball for the out.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Rose, sprinting in from first, snatched the ball for the out.
—CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Sprinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprinting. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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