Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act or the sport of running at full speed, as in a, short-distance foot-race.
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- verb Present participle of
sprint .
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Examples
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The Swiss star broke Kiefer early in the first set to go up 3-1, at one point sprinting from the baseline for a drop shot and flicking a backhand around the post and down the line for a clean winner.
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Apparently sprinting is an Occidental invention, and the Edo period Japanese did a sort of fast waddle.
The Gaijin, The Watashi-wa And The Traditional Robe (or kimono) amuchmoreexotic 2005
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Davis proved there's no animosity between the two by sprinting from the sideline to the far corner of the field to celebrate Foster's first score with him.
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Speedskating has already crowned world championships in sprinting and all-around excellence.
USATODAY.com - World Championships preview: Speedskating 2003
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North Korea's troops, 70 percent of which are gathered within sprinting distance of the Korean peninsula's tripwire demilitarized zone, go on combat alert and Communist Party officials gather at a hurriedly called meeting in P'yongyang, the North Korean capital.
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The power and speed we have from sprinting translates to pushing a sled down an icy track.
Winnipeg Sun 2010
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The power and speed we have from sprinting translates to pushing a sled down an icy track.
Edmonton Sun 2010
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The power and speed we have from sprinting translates to pushing a sled down an icy track.
Edmonton Sun 2010
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The power and speed we have from sprinting translates to pushing a sled down an icy track.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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The power and speed we have from sprinting translates to pushing a sled down an icy track.
Ottawa Sun 2010
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