hop up

Example Sentences

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Lane Kiffin has a history of getting fired or taking every opportunity to hop up the coaching ladder.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Yorke responds by telling the heckler to "hop up on stage" to make his remarks.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

“I began to hop up and down, which is a little bit rude,” Higonnet said.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

Ghost is my friendliest lap chicken and will hop up onto my lap at every opportunity.

From Salon • May 30, 2022

Winn-Dixie lay on the floor, waiting for the preacher to leave so he could hop up on the bed like he always did.

From "Because of Winn-Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo