hopper

Example Sentences

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“This creates a strong platform to invest with discipline into our distinctive deep hopper of oil & gas opportunities,” BP said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

Bills don’t get passed merely because someone drops a draft in the hopper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

And then in the seventh he took a hit away from Barger when he bare-handed a high hopper and threw to first, beating the runner by half a step.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

After watching the first six episodes of its full 12, you may thank the Universe that there aren’t more rounds in the hopper.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2025

The beans were put into a shiny brass hopper, and the great wheel was turned with two hands.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith