take a hop

Example Sentences

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"It's a good driving course ... and it was nice to see the ball actually take a hop," Fowler, ranked 33rd in the world, said.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2010

Finally, once that little exercise was accomplished, it was time to take a hop, skip, and a jump across the Martian surface, where gravity is just 38 percent that of Earth’s.

From National Geographic

And now a catch a fly, And now I wink my eye, And now I take a hop, And now and then I stop.

From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)

Tony, who was looking at pictures with his mother, rose from her side, prepared to take a hop, skip, and jump and land with his arms around Tims's waist.

From The Invader A Novel by Woods, Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa)

“Look-a-here, Professor,” he retorted, “I ain’t feelin’ any too pert right now, and I’ll take a hop out o’ you if you don’t shet up!” 236The Professor looked grieved.

From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus