hopping

Example Sentences

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Sidewalk closures, fence hopping and rerouting were common for these experimental pedestrians who often concluded that this is not a good plan for getting to the World Cup.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

“From a young age, you’re hopping in a cage and getting balls chucked at you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Before humans travel there, the space agency wants to send robotic landers and hopping drones to explore and map the Moon's challenging terrain.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“We always joke that ever since then, EIT has been a barnacle on the side of the Meow Wolf ship, just hanging on but also occasionally hopping in to contribute,” Maier says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I had more than enough room for another piece of Grandma’s pie, but with all of those monkeys hopping around in my head, I couldn’t think too much about eating.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls