dope

Example Sentences

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He tells the BBC that while there are clear failures with the Olympics' anti-doping protocols, the answer is reforming the system, not to dope.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The latter has been handled by cartoons like the 2019 series “Harley Quinn,” which turns Superman into an overly confident dope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

This type of silk is made inside a spider's silk gland, where silk proteins are stored as a thick liquid called "silk dope."

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

“I’ll be sending my lawyers to sue this poor, pathetic, talentless, dope of an M.C., and suing him for plenty$,” he wrote.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

It was outfitted with a bunk and a barrel stove, and previous visitors had left the improvised shelter stocked with matches, bug dope, and other essentials.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer