ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsprint
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sprint
Meaning: to run at full speed for a short distance
sprint in a sentence
How sprint is used in real sentences:
Nina sprinted toward the bus before its doors closed.
Leo sprinted across the field to catch the rolling soccer ball.
“When the first boat appeared, she had to sprint across the square to reach her viewing place.”
— from the passage A Waterway Opens
Synonyms for sprint
Other words for sprint — dash, race and bolt — carry the same meaning.
- dash
- race
- bolt
Antonyms of sprint
Words that mean the opposite of sprint:
- stroll
- crawl
Where it comes from
From a Scandinavian word meaning 'to spring forward'
Memory hook
SPRINT begins like SPRING because you spring forward fast.