Used in a Sentence

sprinting

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sprinting.

Editorial note

It's especially visible in running, where sprinting world records never last long thanks to new knowledge of nutrition.

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Quick take

The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sprinting gathered in one view.

noun

The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sprinting.

noun

The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).

Example sentences

1

It's especially visible in running, where sprinting world records never last long thanks to new knowledge of nutrition.

2

Strength training normally focuses on full-body exercises, but endurance training (think cross-country running or cycling--not sprinting) does not.

3

The developer is sprinting toward a goal.

4

For example, running tracks have 9 lanes nowadays, even though only 8 people start in sprinting events.

5

There is a difference between sprinting away and making planned, sapient decisions to escape.

6

The prescription is: minimize starch and sugar (hard to do without eating fat), eat infrequently (don't snack), brief bouts of difficult exercise (sprinting, lifting) on an empty stomach.

7

Kinda like when you're sprinting a 100m race, you can't be before, on top, and after the finish line at the same instant.

8

Electric bikes make that sprinting easy - so easy it feels like walking.

9

American football is rough, though I suppose normal football is basically the same as targeted running/sprinting.

10

But pullups, dips, pistols, sprinting, kettlebells (cheap one-time purchase) can take you a long way.

11

I remember sprinting through the game, realizing the phases had really simple and boring mechanics, and designing all stuff in less than a minute.

12

Overtime is now referred to as a 'sprint' when we realize we're behind deadline, but can enjoy the process of sprinting every 2 weeks.

Quote examples

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Best to hope that the new version of your problem doesn't suddenly break that structure while you're "sprinting" towards the next release!

2

However, when you have permanent "sprinting" and frequent status meetings or impose these rules over the whole organization, it starts to hurt morale.

3

The "sprinting" is much easier but, sadly, too often still too challenging.

4

The difference is that 420 kLoC of "Agile" code written under deadline culture (perpetual "sprinting") with stack-ranking is going to amount to nothing but 3/4ths of a shitty product-- not because it isn't enough code, but because the code is so unreliable.

Proper noun examples

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Soccer, Basketball, Climbing, Sprinting, and Biking (to the liquer store for example) -- now that's exercise I can get into!

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use sprinting in a sentence?

It's especially visible in running, where sprinting world records never last long thanks to new knowledge of nutrition.

What does sprinting mean?

The act or action of the verb to sprint (to run, cycle, etc. at top speed for a short period).

What part of speech is sprinting?

sprinting is commonly used as noun.