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Recent Examples of lope
Verb
Kaytranada’s signature beat, halfway between the pulse of house and the drunken lope of J Dilla, rarely lets up.—Daniel Bromfield, SPIN, 7 June 2024 Horses used the warning track to stretch their legs, ranging from a walk to a trot, maybe even a lope.—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
Noun
Burnett has an associative, loping way of holding conversation.—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025 Beyond that, the show is mostly content to amble along, loping toward the green and from time to time indulging in odd bits of nonsense.—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for lope
Yet, for a team whose defense hardly made any plays for months at a time last season and dug an insurmountable hole by never getting the lucky bounce or break in a zillion one-score losses, there were no apologies.
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Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
The Philadelphia 76ers are looking for a bounce-back season after being one of the most disappointing teams in the league last season.
Significantly, one study showed, fewer residents were skipping medications and more were getting regular care for chronic illnesses in a region that has some of the nation’s highest rates of diseases – including cancer.
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Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Extreme Heat Leads to Missed Doctor's Appointments Extreme heat or cold can lead people—especially older adults and those with chronic conditions—to skip primary care visits.
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