sprung
Example Sentences
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The College Republicans is one of a bevy of groups that have sprung up competing for the minds of young conservatives.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
BTS billboards, leased by Netflix, have sprung up all over as Netflix's comeback trailer splashes across giant screens on high-rises.
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
It’s not like other organizations haven’t sprung up to compete with the WHO.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
And that was a prayer, I knew for sure, that could not have sprung unaided from Corrie ten Boom.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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