hoop

Example Sentences

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But now I bet you want to see Bronny come into the game to hoop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Brothers Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale got their start in 1872 selling hoop skirts, corsets and other women’s fashions on New York’s Lower East Side.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 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

Like new hoop shoes from Foot Locker or some low-tops to roll in.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña