hoop
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It was run by a man in his early 40s with a single gold hoop and a tight gray bun.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
“He was working there with his big muscles and his long hair and his hoop earrings and he was so good looking and he was a bodybuilder and a hairdresser,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
In her song Wi$h Li$t, from her last album, Swift fantasised about settling down with Kelce, sketching out an idyllic future in which they have "a couple kids" and "a driveway with a basketball hoop".
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Hilton then revealed there is even a basketball hoop inside the “doggy mansion,” as her son joined his sister in claiming the home for his own, stating: “This is my house, too.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
On the basketball court, it’s just the ball, the hoop, and me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
The biggest mistake many Americans abroad make is chasing local tax-advantaged products that appear attractive, but require you to jump through U.S. tax and reporting hoops.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Every voter needs to accept responsibility for ensuring they are registered, and must jump through whatever hoops are necessary in order to cast a vote in November.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
In the evenings he shoots hoops and kicks soccer balls with them in the backyard, and splits the unfun stuff—cleaning, laundry, diaper duties—with his wife, Kirstin, 36, a stay-at-home mom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Aside from learning to prepare lessons and navigate behavior issues, they complete activities similar to the children’s, including painting as well as outdoor play using toy hoops and bouncy balls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
She is procured lush wigs of white hair from pensioners’ homes in Prague, and moves her hoops with such delicacy that a countess might envy her.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
At the dojo on a recent Tuesday, Blanck hooped and hollered as Eden climbed a rope to the ceiling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
The fishermen of Janitzio island with their shallow boats and hooped, figure-eight nets were made famous by photographers and filmmakers in the 1940s and 50s as a symbol of Mexico’s folk traditions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
As models strode around a living room, one stood atop the coffee table that, in an eye-popping moment of industrial design, transformed into a wooden hooped skirt when she lifted it up.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
They explored the extensive grounds, hula hooped on the lawn, and played volleyball.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
After lunch, I stand on a seamstress block in a slip and hooped petticoat in the Royal Dress Salon.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Duckett nicked a Foulkes ball from round the wicket that angled in before moving away and Root was bowled by a hooping inswinger, albeit one not full enough for his booming drive.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
“He’s a great competitor. I like going against him. And he was hooping tonight for sure. He shot the ball exceptionally well and kept them in the game,” James said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
“He’s going to keep hooping, he’s gonna stay confident, keep doing his thing, man,” Powell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
I can't tell if the twisting in my gut is from disappointment or all the hooping.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
