hopped-up

Example Sentences

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The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

If the Mustang was a playful ray of sunshine, the 1967 Camaro had a mean streak, especially in hopped-up V-8 editions.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

But the fan wasn’t sure halting the performance was the right move; he worried about how the hopped-up crowd might react.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2021

But this time, instead of hopped-up teenagers hurling moralistic condemnation at mediocre TV shows, it was middle-aged men condemning a 220-page financial statement on Twitter, in real time.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2019

Maybe they'd have a place in the asteroids for a hopped-up superman.

From Anything You Can Do! by Garrett, Randall