bop

Example Sentences

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He adds a funky countermelody, reminiscent of Horace Silver or Lee Morgan, and remakes “Billy Joe” into a remarkable slice of hard bop, a 12-minute roller-coaster ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

But the style of game: they can score in many ways, they can bop, they’re clutch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Toss it on, let the bops bop, and maybe help deprogram your local Disney adult.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

It didn’t take more than a few days for Peter Cook, a marine mammal sciences professor at the New College of Florida, to train Ronan to bop her head to music.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2025

Chris was walking up the block toward me, his giant umbrella now being used as a cane to put some extra cool in his bop.

From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds