hopscotch

Example Sentences

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He passed a firetruck, the red lights playing hopscotch on the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

The afternoon before the big day, my friends and I were playing hopscotch in the street when a white truck pulled up full of National Party T-shirts, balls and flags.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

But this summer, marine biologist Fernando Lima hopped among the algae-covered rocks like a child playing hopscotch.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

Watching “Peanuts,” even as a kid, was like playing a game of cerebral hopscotch.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

“Danielle wore her nice clothes to play hopscotch and she had on new go-go boots!”

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar