How to Use hopper in a Sentence

hopper

noun

• The company has several new product ideas in the hopper.
• This hopper ball comes with a hand pump.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
• The crab were fed into a hopper to be butchered, cooked, brined and frozen.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2022
• Job hoppers have switched between one and three or more times in the last three years.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
• But all of those projects are small enough to be done without the large hopper dredge.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
• An electric auger feeds the pieces from the side hopper into the fire pot.
  — Kathy Stephenson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2021
• But most are job hugging because job hoppers no longer get the big salary bump.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• The small, fluffy hoppers graze on native grasses, fruits, and roots.
  — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Jan. 2020
• The mixture is dumped into a hopper and whisked away on a wheeled dolly.
  — Lee Powell, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
• Lamont said the machine's hopper holds a ton and a half of salt.
  — Eugene Register-Guard, OregonLive.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• By then the machine has dropped the ball and pulled in another from a hopper.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
• To use a rotary grater, insert the food into the hopper and close the lid.
  — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
• Now, Ohio does not have any legislative tax cuts in the hopper.
  — Dave Yost, National Review, 24 Mar. 2021
• This hopper ball has a textured bottom and does not include a pump.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
• All pellet grills have a hopper that feeds wood pellets into the grill to be burned.
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2023
• Mitch Moreland followed by drilling a one-hopper to the right side.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2021
• Neither the carafe nor the hopper should be placed in the dishwasher.
  — Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Dec. 2022
• Catching a mess of hoppers is as easy as strolling through tall grass with a butterfly net.
  — Chad Mason, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
• The base hopper holds only a ¼ cup of peppercorns, which isn’t a ton.
  — Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
• For years, job hoppers could finagle higher pay in new roles.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
• At the field edge, Hammond pulled alongside the hopper at the back of the planter.
  — Ted Genoways, New Republic, 19 Sep. 2017
• Alex Ray made a nice running stop and throw on Slavens' hopper past the mound.
  — Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2021
• This 18-inch hopper comes in blue or red for children ages 4 to 8.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
• For bar-hoppers Craft-beer lovers and fans of bourbon, whiskey or ryes will be fans of the drink menu.
  — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 2 Feb. 2018
• Lo and behold, Boog Powell sent a hard one-hopper to first base.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 5 Apr. 2018
• Look for a hopper that’s airtight and with a UV-blocking tint.
  — Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2023
• Fed by gravity, the charcoal burns at the bottom of the hopper.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2020
• The good news is that during off-peak times, the price of a park hopper pass is as low as $159.
  — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 12 Feb. 2020
• Contestants guess the prices of grocery items to earn up to five balls, which are then drawn from a large walk‑in hopper.
  — James Powel, USA Today, 8 May 2026
• Crim scooped up the one-hopper to complete the inning-ending double play.
  — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025