loped
Example Sentences
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We scared up a jackrabbit that loped off past blooming yarrow, then walked to within about 50 yards of his herd.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 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
Toward the end of the movement, Taylor loped to the rear of the stage, taking his ground-scraping lows with him in a slow, subdued huff.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
Even as they arrived, Trashman loped through the opening and pounced on the steak.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
