hoop
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Nate Brogin had set up a basketball hoop that drew neighborhood kids for pickup games and helped his then-18-year-old son lose 30 pounds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In her song Wi$h Li$t, from her last album, Swift fantasised about settling down with Kelce, sketching out an idyllic future in which they have "a couple kids" and "a driveway with a basketball hoop".
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Hilton then revealed there is even a basketball hoop inside the “doggy mansion,” as her son joined his sister in claiming the home for his own, stating: “This is my house, too.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
In U.S. television, there’s a tendency to open every piece of sports programming with a clash of cymbals and a rhinoceros jumping through a flaming hoop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
When she’s done opening presents, Legend, Quincy, Charlotte, and I drift back to the basketball hoop.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
The biggest mistake many Americans abroad make is chasing local tax-advantaged products that appear attractive, but require you to jump through U.S. tax and reporting hoops.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Every voter needs to accept responsibility for ensuring they are registered, and must jump through whatever hoops are necessary in order to cast a vote in November.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
In addition to the prison facility swap issue, there’s also the problem that litigation takes time, and there are extra procedural hoops a prisoner has to jump through before bringing a case in federal court.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Shai has made hoops all about foul baiting and now you’re stuck guarding him in Underdog’s new board game,” a description reads on the game’s website.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Sammy hung around Claire until she finally let him help her by holding hoops and moving the little stools the dogs perched on.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
Stripes, hooped and halved were as adventurous as designs got.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
"Yoooooo, I thought you was left-handed from how you hooped," a beady-eyed boy named Kareem chuckled, hold- ing a perfectly twisted piece of paper.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2022
They explored the extensive grounds, hula hooped on the lawn, and played volleyball.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
The North Carolina native — and devoted Penny Hardaway fan — hooped growing up and tried out for the team at St. John’s University in New York, where he attended college.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2021
The dressmaker with her frilly, colorful creations draped on hooped wire, the overstuffed emporiums and their wonderland of goods, the rival general stores on either side of Main Street.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
In the next over, he got through Duckett's flashing drive with a hooping in-swinger and, in the the next, pinned an unbalanced Root leg before.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
“He’s going to keep hooping, he’s gonna stay confident, keep doing his thing, man,” Powell said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Alone on a court, he’s hooping while decked out in the Lakers’ storied purple and gold — except the colors grace a goofy skirt that makes it nearly impossible for him to score a basket.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
I'm saving all my energy to keep hooping for at least five more hours.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
