spring from

phrasal verb

sprang from or sprung from; sprung from; springing from; springs from

informal

: to start from or be caused by (something)

The idea sprang from a dream I had.

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The bull case springs from the disconnect between the company’s weak stock price performance since announcing Q3 results and the company’s strong financial performance. —

Peter Cohan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 James Fallows, who was a White House speechwriter during the Carter administration, has thoughts on the passing of a most singular president: Few people would remember now, but the Jimmy Carter who sprang from obscurity to the White House had magic. —

James Fallows, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2024 And once he’s done with postproduction work on Season 3, Hwang is ready for a long break from the cutthroat and compelling game that sprang from his imagination. —

Jennifer Maas, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024 Such anger is multi-directional, springing from different wounds for different people. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring from