hop·scotch
ˈhäp-ˌskäch 
: a child's game in which a player tosses an object (such as a stone) into areas of a figure outlined on the ground and hops through the figure and back to regain the object
hopscotched; hopscotching; hopscotches
: to move as if by hopping
hopscotched across Europe
Examples of hopscotch in a Sentence
Verb
The tour hopscotched from city to city.
We hopscotched across the country.
Recent Examples on the Web
Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 July 2024
One episode hopscotches between the 1968 New York City garbage strike, a shadow play of the Ugandan genocide, and a mournful fantasy about the early AIDS crisis—all as background for the story of one marriage’s dissolution.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
Catherine Holecko, Parents, 16 July 2024
Populist surges sometimes hopscotch across the Atlantic, as when Donald Trump’s 2016 election as president was preceded by Britain’s shock decision to exit the EU.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
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Noun
Additional easter eggs include a caged owl, an appearance from Whitney Alford with her and Lamar’s children, and a game of hopscotch.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 July 2024
One episode hopscotches between the 1968 New York City garbage strike, a shadow play of the Ugandan genocide, and a mournful fantasy about the early AIDS crisis—all as background for the story of one marriage’s dissolution.
—Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
Verb
Lay each hoop on the ground in a pattern your child can hopscotch through.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 16 July 2024
Populist surges sometimes hopscotch across the Atlantic, as when Donald Trump’s 2016 election as president was preceded by Britain’s shock decision to exit the EU.
—Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
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“Hopscotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopscotch. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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