hoop
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It was run by a man in his early 40s with a single gold hoop and a tight gray bun.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
She reminisced about date nights spent on ferris wheels, and dreamt of raising kids in a house with "a driveway with a basketball hoop".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Hilton then revealed there is even a basketball hoop inside the “doggy mansion,” as her son joined his sister in claiming the home for his own, stating: “This is my house, too.”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Kiki Rice dribbled to the hoop, deked and then put up a shot over the Toronto Tempo practice squad, crisp ombre blue-and-burgundy nails releasing the ball into the basket.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
The basketball boys were already under the hoop, bouncing the ball to each other.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
Physical activity and movement, like playing freeze tag or shooting hoops during recess, can improve information processing, executive function, attention, and memory, research suggests.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“I played soccer, pick-up basketball, baseball. I actually credit my success in sports keeping it fun. I go to the park to throw a football with my friends, then go play hoops in some backyard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The change removes some administrative hoops, said Frank Bisignano, CEO at the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
"An opt-out scheme just reverses that default and makes us go through hoops to preserve it."
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
“Everything means so much more because of all the hoops we jumped through, right?”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
The fishermen of Janitzio island with their shallow boats and hooped, figure-eight nets were made famous by photographers and filmmakers in the 1940s and 50s as a symbol of Mexico’s folk traditions.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
As models strode around a living room, one stood atop the coffee table that, in an eye-popping moment of industrial design, transformed into a wooden hooped skirt when she lifted it up.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2024
They explored the extensive grounds, hula hooped on the lawn, and played volleyball.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
The North Carolina native — and devoted Penny Hardaway fan — hooped growing up and tried out for the team at St. John’s University in New York, where he attended college.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2021
After lunch, I stand on a seamstress block in a slip and hooped petticoat in the Royal Dress Salon.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
She was dribbling between the legs, throwing behind-the-back passes, just hooping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
In the next over, he got through Duckett's flashing drive with a hooping in-swinger and, in the the next, pinned an unbalanced Root leg before.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2024
He reveals that he sprained it while hula hooping and he even shows photos.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2023
“He’s a great competitor. I like going against him. And he was hooping tonight for sure. He shot the ball exceptionally well and kept them in the game,” James said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
I can't tell if the twisting in my gut is from disappointment or all the hooping.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
