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McElroy, 37, of Aurora, has been a Special Olympics athlete since middle school, competing in swimming, soccer, floor hockey, flag football, bowling and golf.—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025 Seaborn still tries to make time to play field hockey today.—Jessica Booth, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025 Firesky is the latest collaboration between Rideout and Epstein, following their work as co-writers on the hockey drama Youngblood, directed by Hubert Davis and starring Blair Underwood and Ashton James, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025 The Riley Children's Health Sports Legends Experience opened with a Fantasy Tree House of Sports, baseball field, hockey rink, race car tracks and more.—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hockey
Word History
Etymology
perhaps from Middle French hoquet shepherd's crook, diminutive of hoc hook, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English hōc hook
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