hoop

Example Sentences

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Crystal Nerone has made repeated trips to the one-stop center to understand in advance every hoop they’ll have to jump through.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He likes to golf, he likes to hoop — sometimes in that specific order — and he likes his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

I can go hoop with anybody,’” BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, a top NBA draft prospect, explained in a 2024 podcast interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

At least as many people will probably remember her ability to throw a basketball through a hoop while facing in the opposite direction which she did while visiting a cross-community scheme on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Every time we get to a new town we cruise into whatever shopping center there is and ask random people to make a small donation to help our hoop squad.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña