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

Carpenter closed, as she always does, with “Espresso,” and if you’d assumed that by now this breezy electro-pop bop would inevitably have lost some of its fizz, think again.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

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

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Toss it on, let the bops bop, and maybe help deprogram your local Disney adult.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Maybe after long enough, that magic wand of confidence will mistake me for them, and give me a bop on the head, too.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden