hoop

Example Sentences

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But the ball was tipped back to him and Walker was able to send a last-second shot through the hoop for two game-winning points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Artificial-intelligence startup Aaru’s first New York headquarters had a basketball hoop and a “rage room” where employees smashed tables with a hammer after coding failures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

They watched Caden hoop with Crean Lutheran fighting for a spot in the Open Division playoff field, as there’s interest in having him join his older brother on the Wildcats’ football team.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

If he’s not shooting 400 threes a day at practice, he’s in the backyard at home in Westchester shooting threes on a hoop, with his father feeding him passes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

How she hoped the bear did not smell the bear-killing dogs or the bear claw that swung on a silver hoop from Old Tallow’s earlobe.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich