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

As Ewing thanked the students, then loped across the court toward a television interview, he took a long, needed swig from a water bottle.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023

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

He loped into the trees, keeping an eye out for a likely place to cut west.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker