How to Use loop in a Sentence

loop

1 of 2 noun
  • The same loop through the stalls.
    Jamilee Hoglind, Outside, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There were a lot of loops and stuff.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 9 June 2026
  • Bike one of the park’s scenic loops.
    Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
  • What about the video that plays on a loop?
    Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • So much of it feels like a loop to me.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Guests will hike a loop trail through the park.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The clubs would play it almost on a loop.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Chains dangled from belt loops and wrists.
    Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
  • This feedback loop can bear strange fruit.
    Chang Che, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Pipe loops across top of each cupcake.
    Jessica Saari Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Feb. 2026
  • But after a few loops, your brain checks out.
    Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2026
  • This feedback loop can boost both fields.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • All of that is enough to throw anyone for a loop.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • It’s called a closed loop system.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
  • One of the answers comes in the form of a loop.
    Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2026
  • Ranger Doug will lead ride along a 3-mile loop.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Note that there are no loops to put your fingers through.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This wasn’t a mistake or a quick loop around the block.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This core gameplay loop will make or break the game for you.
    PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Let’s loop back around to Laura.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Now, for the first time, that loop has started with a new kind of mind.
    Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2026
  • As an addict, she’s trapped in a loop, and there’s no clean way out.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
  • Tie it to your handbag or belt loop instead.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Sora did it in a closed loop between you and a screen.
    Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Simply clip it to your keychain or belt loop.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This is a different type of time loop.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
  • There is also a feedback loop at work.
    Atom Ariola, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • So this episode throws him for a complete and total loop.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Glenn bailed on a triple loop required in her program.
    Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Why do seasonal changes throw my skin for a loop?
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 14 May 2026

loop

2 of 2 verb
  • The road loops around the pond.
  • The batter looped a single to left field.
  • The necklace is long enough to loop twice around my neck.
  • He sat with his arms looped around his knees.
  • She looped a string around her finger.
  • The ball looped over the shortstop's head into left field for a single.
  • The batter hit a looping single to left field.
  • The quarterback looped a pass downfield.
  • Each one looped back with each step.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
  • Star ribbons loop across the sun.
    Brenda Hillman, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Paved paths loop around the top half of the curving hunk of land.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Lie on your stomach with a strap looped around your right foot.
    Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • You’re meant to wander, to loop, to get lost, to come back.
    Jerry Saltz, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The free dot shuttle loops through the area if your feet need a break.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Lie on your back and loop the strap around the middle of your right foot.
    Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
  • If not, loop a beach neighborhood and call it joy.
    Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The big question is, what is this ring system looped around?
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • For low line, loop the bands around a couch leg, for example.
    Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Use the bracket to hang your art for the hanger or loop on the back.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The most common place to loop the strap through is on a side slot if the case has one.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most common place to loop the strap through is on a side slot if the case has one.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most common place to loop the strap through is on a side slot if the case has one.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The most common place to loop the strap through is on a side slot if the case has one.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • While facing away from the anchor point, loop the band around one hip.
    Meredith Butulis, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Don’t forget to loop in your allies!
    Usa Today, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • Other videos loop the track for longer, slow it down, or add reverb.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The nose clip is adjustable, and the mask loops around the back of the head for a snug fit.
    Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Lay the foam crafting wreath flat and loop the ribbon, wire or cord around the top.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Then loop your pony into a bun, and pin it in place, keeping some of the ends out.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2022
  • These hosts feel they have been unfairly looped in with big landlords.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2023

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