noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick , short
▪ final
▪ 100-metre/100-meter , 40-yard , etc.
VERB + SPRINT
▪ break into , make
▪
The runners broke into a ~ a hundred yards from the finish.
▪
It started raining, so we made a ~ for a cafe.
SPRINT + NOUN
▪ race
▪ relay
▪
Jamaica won the gold in the ~ relay.
▪ finish
▪
Sato just pipped the Kenyan runner in a ~ finish.
▪ champion
▪
Olympic ~ champion Marion Jones
▪ hurdles ( BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ in a ~
▪
This car could comfortably outpace its rivals in a ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
The Moroccan came out best in a frantic ~ for the line.