hopscotch

Example Sentences

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He passed a firetruck, the red lights playing hopscotch on the pavement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025

On a patch of dirt, between rows of tents, Alma plays hopscotch with her uncle Sami's children, leaping from square to square.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

But this summer, marine biologist Fernando Lima hopped among the algae-covered rocks like a child playing hopscotch.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 1, 2023

Watching “Peanuts,” even as a kid, was like playing a game of cerebral hopscotch.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2023

It’s my turn and I am about to throw my stone down on the hopscotch board, but then I look up and see a sky-blue car with long white fins pull up to the curb.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar