bop

Example Sentences

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He adds a funky countermelody, reminiscent of Horace Silver or Lee Morgan, and remakes “Billy Joe” into a remarkable slice of hard bop, a 12-minute roller-coaster ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Children giggle and run as kilikis with soft foam truncheons bop them if they get too close.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

But the style of game: they can score in many ways, they can bop, they’re clutch.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025

Now, he’s lost the one place he could bop around as freely and easily as any other 10-year-old.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

We tried to keep a bop in our step, tried to keep it cool, but by now we were pretty explicitly speed- walking.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore