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How to use hoop in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Hoop means a circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. Example: “They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.”

Examples of hoop by meaning

nounAny circular band or ring.

  • the cheese hoop, or cylinder in which the curd is pressed in making cheese
  • a hoop between trees

nounA horizontal stripe on the jersey.

  • Celtic are in their usual green and white hoops, with white shorts and white socks.2003 May 21, Barry Glendenning "Minute-by-minute: Celtic 2 - 3 FC Porto (AET)" The Guardian (London)
  • Tipperary v Clare: IF ANYTHING can relight the fire of the old Clare hurling passion it’s the sight of the blue jersey with the gold hoop.2009 June 20, Ian O'Riordan, “Tipperary look in better shape”, in The Irish Times

nounA jockey.

  • The stewards ordered Des Coleman, the senior hoop (jockey) present, to ride and he got the horse home in a photo-finish.2011, James Morton, Susanna Lobez, Kings of Stings: The Greatest Swindles from Down Under

nounAn obstacle that must be overcome in order to proceed.

  • But if they want to export that, then they do have to go through several hoops that you will impose upon them.1997, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act
  • Windows forces you to jump through several hoops before allowing you to delete a partition — and for good reason.2000, Ed Bott, Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows, →ISBN, page 252
  • So it looks certain that I will be returning to Australia, when at the last, I am offered a job by a London school that is willing to jump through the hoops involved to sponsor me for a visa.2011, Jason Toll, Moscow Bound, →ISBN

verbTo bind or fasten using a hoop.

  • to hoop a barrel or puncheon

verbTo play basketball.

  • Instead of hooping, they now played tennis, golf, or both.2019, Charley Rosen, Trouthe, Lies, and Basketball
  • Wassup bro when you tryna hoop you wasting yo height2021 July 10, @vincestaples, Twitter, archived from the original on 01 Jul 2024

More sentences with hoop

  • They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.From the entry jump through hoops
  • Hula hoops are no longer in vogue.From the entry vogue
  • And I bet Allondra would do horseback riding! ” “ I wanna be a hoop jumper!"2022, Brian Stewart, Journey to Patmos. Donkey Ollie. From the entry hoop jumper
  • Caregivers also described having to “jump through hoops” to accomplish what they needed.2020, Kevin J. Mahoney, Ellen K. Mahoney, Michelle Putnam, Self-Direction in Long Term Services and Supports. From the entry jump through hoops
  • No visible tattoos, sovereigns, mismatched jewellery, scrunchies, large clips or hoop earrings.2011 July 1, Caroline Davies, “Harrods 'ladies' code' drives out sales assistant”, in The Guardian. From the entry sovereign
  • Jump in the hoop, bring the hoop overhead, and place the hoop on floor again.2010, Kathy Ermler, Joella H. Mehrhof, Joan Carley-Brewer, Bob FitzPatrick, Flash Fitness & the Incredible Physical Activites: A…. From the entry jump in
  • The court, which sits next to the groundskeeping building, has one hoop.2009 January 11, Jeff Zeleny, “Rule No. 1: Do Not Call Him ‘Ball Hog in Chief’”, in New York Times. From the entry groundskeeping
  • Carlos had ordered a fully loaded cheeseburger—with the hoop cheese and the sweet-potato fries.2009, Dale Rains, My Father's Sins: A Mike Richey Mystery, page 105. From the entry fully-loaded
  • First is the German Wheel, two metal hoops six feet in circumference, joined at six points.1997 February, “Big Top For Your Head”, in Orange Coast Magazine, page 36. From the entry German wheel
  • It offers the most exciting four minutes of one-on-one hoop action we’ve seen so far.1979, Bill Kunkle, “Arcade Alley”, in Video, page 43. From the entry sports game
  • Perhaps it was the coming of the scooter which made it infra dig. to carry a hoop.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128. From the entry infra dig
  • Placing the hoops in this position makes skirts hip hop with a swirl.1939 July 14, The West Australian, Perth, page 6, column 4. From the entry hip-hop
  • He had them eating out of his hand, jumping through hoops.1926 November 28, Jane Corby, “Georgie Had Too Much Love: Lord Byron, as a Sheik, Was Deserving, It Is Claimed, Of More Sympathy Than…. From the entry emeritus
  • The contest is known as kaninhopping and includes a race course for the bunnies using hoops, seesaws, ramps, and fencing.2023, Kathleen Olson, The Big Book of Pointless Knowledge. From the entry show jumping
  • Kerry floated on her back in the Caledonian River, looking skyward through the limbs of Granny Ava's hoop pine.2018, Melissa Lucashenko, Too Much Lip, University of Queensland Press, published 2023, page 27. From the entry hoop pine
  • The hoops immigrants have to go through, such as flagpoling.2016, Beyhan Farhadi, “Identity and the City: Thinking Through Diversity”, in Jay Pitter, John Lorinc, editors, Subdivided: City-Building…. From the entry flagpole
  • Because you don't give two hoops about me."2011, Moni Mohsin, Tender Hooks, Random House India, →ISBN. From the entry all
  • As she was on her approach to the hoop, taking that first Jordanesque liftoff step, her mouth guard fell floorward.2011, Robert Strauss, Daddy's Little Goalie, page 53. From the entry liftoff
  • After a star-crossed regular season, Morgan vowed Thursday to show the college hoops world what it has been missing.2009 March 20, Adam Rittenberg, “Spartans overpower Robert Morris”, in ESPN. From the entry star-crossed
  • An aspiring director was expected to jump through carefully placed and managed hoops of training, apprenticeship and credentialization.2009 June 28, A. O. Scott, “Living for Cinema, and Through It”, in New York Times. From the entry credentialization
  • Time and time again he claims he has been offered help — but only if he will jump through some hoops.2004 April, Annasue McCleave Wilson, “The Man on the Porch”, in Cincinnati Magazine, volume 37, number 7, page 69. From the entry hoop jumper
  • The Royal Academy has just two orange hoops on to which four early-bird visitors can chain their treaders.1996 June 6, Ben Summers, “Saddle-weary commuters left with a sore deal”, in The Independent, London, page 6. From the entry treader
  • Nat knew, though he had never seen one, that there were such things as joint snakes and hoop snakes.1988, Harold Sinclair, American Years. From the entry joint snake
  • Gradually the hoop fell out of favour.1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 128. From the entry infra dig
  • They had their fortunes told, ate caramelled apples on sticks, and won a wooden doll with a hoop.1969, Rosalind Laker, chapter 9, in Sovereign’s Key, Bath, Somerset: A Lythway Book, Chivers Press, published 1990, →ISBN, page 95. From the entry caramelled
  • Skirts took a moderate size and even court hoops were but panniers hung on either side of the hips.1922, Hugh Chisholm, Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, page 243. From the entry buffant
  • Cordons might be protected by hoops covered with tiffany, Russian canvas, mats, or netting; bushes by nets, mats, etc.1903, E. Bartrum, The Book of Pears and Plums, London: John Lane, page 34. From the entry tiffany
  • Picture these lionly lovers jumping through romantic hoops, otherwise known as the initial courtship phase, and then a disagreement or difference of opinion occurs.2015, Brad Kronen, Love in the Stars. From the entry lionly
  • She had hoop earrings that could have doubled as stirrups and her well-developed jaw was getting a workout on a piece of chewing gum.2014, Brad Parks, chapter 5, in The Player (A Carter Ross Mystery), New York, N.Y.: Minotaur Books, →ISBN, page 196. From the entry if ever there were one

Meaning of hoop

  1. noun A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
  2. noun Any circular band or ring.
  3. noun A circular band of metal, wood, or similar material used for forming part of a framework such as an awning or tent.

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Questions about hoop in a sentence

How do you use hoop in a sentence?
Hoop is used as a noun and verb. For example: “They really made the salesman jump through hoops before buying anything.”
What is a short sentence with hoop?
“a hoop between trees”
What does hoop mean?
Hoop means a circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

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