Collocations for sprint - noun
VERB + sprint
break into,
make
The runners broke into a sprint a hundred yards from the finish.
It started raining, so we made a sprint for a cafe.
The runners broke into a sprint a hundred yards from the finish.
It started raining, so we made a sprint for a cafe.
sprint + NOUN
race
relay
Jamaica won the gold in the sprint relay.
relay
Jamaica won the gold in the sprint relay.
finish
Sato just pipped the Kenyan runner in a sprint finish.
Sato just pipped the Kenyan runner in a sprint finish.
champion
Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones
Olympic sprint champion Marion Jones
hurdles
(BrE)
PREPOSITION
in a sprint
This car could comfortably outpace its rivals in a sprint.
This car could comfortably outpace its rivals in a sprint.
sprint for
The Moroccan came out best in a frantic sprint for the line.
The Moroccan came out best in a frantic sprint for the line.