sprang
Example Sentences
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A youngster sprang from the grass, running toward its mother, draped in what looked like a roomy shag carpet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Araki sprang out of the New Queer Cinema of the ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
In 1942, when one of the leaders of the House Un-American Activities Committee baselessly accused the famous educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune of being a communist, Smith sprang into action.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Bowe, from Northaw, sprang into action after hearing a man screaming in the water and seeing bodies floating.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
With breathtaking accuracy it sprang straight into the air—twice the height of a person—and plucked the hapless creature off its perch.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
