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.
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Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Kid-friendly options include hide-and-seek, pillow obstacle courses, dance breaks, indoor hopscotch, jump rope or kid yoga.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Flights bound down under had to hopscotch their way across the Pacific, plunking down on islands along the way to refuel and provision.
—Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Noun
This year’s festival hopscotches from Brooklyn through Greenwich Village and up to Museum Mile.
—Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
Kid-friendly options include hide-and-seek, pillow obstacle courses, dance breaks, indoor hopscotch, jump rope or kid yoga.
—Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
With most Purim celebrations canceled, the family planned their walk to the Purim event to hopscotch between easy access to shelters.
—ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026
Flights bound down under had to hopscotch their way across the Pacific, plunking down on islands along the way to refuel and provision.
—Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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“Hopscotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopscotch. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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