hoop

Example Sentences

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She wore a yellow knit beanie, gold hoop earrings and the relieved grin of a woman who has finally checked a mammogram off her to-do list.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

I can go hoop with anybody,’” BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa, a top NBA draft prospect, explained in a 2024 podcast interview.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Indiana leapt through every hoop, every ranking, every road game, every skeptical Yeah but have they done this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Nan wore makeup, her skinniest, blackest jeans, and her biggest hoop earrings.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry