Noun made Christmas garlands from hoops of red and green construction paper
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
While Musk, back turned, worked out the complicated math to build a rescue device, each of the children was silently ushered off stage through a hula hoop. Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 The act ended with one member donning a blindfold while getting launched off the teeter totter and through a flaming hoop. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022 Her matching mint-green calf-length dress flared out, thanks to a hula hoop hidden in the hem. Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022 Try to toss a hula hoop over the trunk of the 19-inch tall inflatable elephant, because why not? Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022 Looming behind the schoolroom is a skeletal wooden octagon with three telephone-pole crosspieces on each side attached to uprights nearly as high as the basketball hoop. Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2022 An old de Ville — gleaming, stately, solid — and a basketball hoop. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 July 2022 There’s a basketball hoop in the middle of the Ravens’ locker room these days. Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2022 Like most families in their Lisbon neighborhood, the Saulds had a basketball hoop in their driveway. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2022
Verb
JaVale McGee’s parents could hoop, especially his mom. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2022 Children start hoop dancing at very young ages, such as those who were under 5 and participated in the grand entry of the competition. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2022 Garrett has been known to still hoop from time to time, and last June a highlight reel of one of his summer pickup games went viral with Garrett showing off his dunking abilities. Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 18 Feb. 2022 In the traditional game, celebrities from film, television and music – as well as NBA legends and WNBA players – hoop it up.cleveland, 17 Feb. 2022 All-girls leagues weren’t popular yet, but Quinn relished any chance to hoop.Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2021 Melvin Booker, in his day, had been the Big Eight player of the year at Missouri and was good enough to hoop professionally in the NBA and overseas. Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2021 Wayne Tinkle's children can hoop Tinkle's daughter Joslyn went to three Sweet 16s while playing basketball at Stanford and is currently playing professionally in Australia. Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2021 Find inspiration in the monthly patterns that appear in Country Living and download our free templates—or hoop it up with your own starter kit. Document your family history. Country Living Staff, Country Living, 11 June 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English hōp; akin to Middle Dutch hoep ring, hoop