hopping

Example Sentences

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“From a young age, you’re hopping in a cage and getting balls chucked at you.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar base.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"Within living memory, our streets, parks and gardens were alive with buzzing insects, hopping frogs, singing birds and bustling hedgehogs," Harris said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Slowly rolling through this scene, we spotted two critters scurrying along the roadside — fist-size creatures hopping on their back legs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

To be learning about these boys rather than just imagining them, to be trying to solve the mystery of the call in an orderly way rather than merely by hopping on trains.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse