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

I asked Paul to take a hop with me and fly the ship.

From Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various

“I think I will take Bully and Bawly and go for a swim, and then we’ll take a hop through the woods and perhaps we may find an adventure,” answered Mr. No-Tail.

From Bully and Bawly No-Tail by Wisa, Louis

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)