hopscotch
verb
hopscotched; hopscotching; hopscotches
: to move as if by hopping
hopscotched across Europe
Examples of hopscotch in a Sentence
The tour hopscotched from city to city.
We hopscotched across the country.
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In the portal era, players hopscotch across the country annually in search of a better fit, or a bigger paycheck.
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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Consider the Back to the Future films, which delve into salvaging a reality by entering a new one, or the Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once, where characters hopscotch through the multiverse, tapping into the knowledge and experiences other versions of themselves have.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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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Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Consider the Back to the Future films, which delve into salvaging a reality by entering a new one, or the Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once, where characters hopscotch through the multiverse, tapping into the knowledge and experiences other versions of themselves have.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for hopscotch
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“Hopscotch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopscotch. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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