hop

Example Sentences

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Instead of traveling freely, they hop from one molecule to another.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Players can thus hop around colleges in pursuit of bigger pay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The footage, which shows a blue BMW tailgating a cyclist in the bike lane, forcing the cyclist to hop the curb onto the sidewalk, has since gone viral on Fetzer’s Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

Emotional support is just as important; if you need to vent, text a friend and see if they have some time to hop on the phone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

I could see from Chestnutt’s expression that she wasn’t eager to hop through.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia