lope
Example Sentences
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But soon his sprint slows and his legs start to lope as his arms swing with less force.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024
We stroll, stride, plod, traipse, amble, saunter, shuffle, tiptoe, lumber, tromp, lope, strut and swagger.
From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2022
He sensed Akata’s easy, distance-eating lope as she moved past Red Rock.
From Slate • Jan. 30, 2021
It begins with “The 1,” a stoic look back at a fizzled romance, which moves at a lope, nudged along by ringing piano chords and one of the album’s sprightlier beats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2020
The dogs were still running at a lope, though we had come over seven miles, and I was full of them; my life was full of them.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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