- past tense form of spring.
sprang
Example Sentences
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Araki sprang out of the New Queer Cinema of the ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
He said it sprang from his love of painting animals, then became an "exercise in looking into grief", also honouring friends who had died.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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
Responding to Trump's latest interview, Italy's President Sergio Mattarella immediately phoned Meloni to offer his support, and figures from across the political spectrum in Italy sprang to her defence.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
I sprang up from the bench, looking beneath it, retracing my steps through the station.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
