hopscotch

Example Sentences

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“In the hopscotch of fate, you never know what’s going to survive,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 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

I hand him Dziusia, whom I’ve snatched straight out of a game of hopscotch she and Helena have chalked on the second bedroom floor.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron