loped

Example Sentences

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But by the time Holiday had sprinted to the basket, Wembanyama had loped over, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Then we waited a few more minutes while our kids loped back and forth between the hoops, not really communicating, before taking our charges home.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022

The risk did not pay off - Russell ran wide at the second corner on his first attempt, put a wheel on the painted pit-exit line and loped into a slow spin.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2022

In the clubhouse, Brown was even more placid as his colt loped through tepid fractions of 24.32 for a quarter mile and 47.44 for a half mile.

From New York Times • May 21, 2022

Some of the passengers rushing to get back on the train stopped to watch as Loomis loped over the trestle.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns