lope

Example Sentences

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The only time I remember them speaking is a goodbye as he turns his back to lope down a hallway.

From Los Angeles Times

She had seen a family of al-mirajes go loping through the sun-dappled undergrowth, a trail of fresh shoots of grass marking their progress behind them.

From Literature

Nanuq didn’t like it either, and he loped off behind a low hill.

From Literature

I hunt up a few mice, collect them in my jowls, and lope back to the den.

From Literature

Alexander’s stiff-backed schoolboy posture gradually altered into a light-footed loping stride.

From Literature