hoop

Example Sentences

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Crystal Nerone has made repeated trips to the one-stop center to understand in advance every hoop they’ll have to jump through.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He likes to golf, he likes to hoop — sometimes in that specific order — and he likes his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 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

At least as many people will probably remember her ability to throw a basketball through a hoop while facing in the opposite direction which she did while visiting a cross-community scheme on Wednesday.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

“I’ll get the ball,” Ana says when she sees me gazing at the hoop, which is lower than the ones at school.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko