How to Use hopping in a Sentence

hopping

noun
  • Gone were the days of bar hopping and men falling at my feet.
    — Carrie Pyle Lawrence, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Does job hopping pay more for some than others?
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 May 2026
  • Lucky for them, job hopping has never been less of a red flag.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2022
  • But not for boxers, who seem to have turned hopping into a fine art.
    — Christopher McDougall, Time, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The judges were out after a night of drinking and bar hopping in the city.
    — Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Think of it as the opposite of job hopping.
    — Vicki Salemi, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Best Things to Do Go beach-hopping.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Best Things to Do Go art gallery-hopping.
    — Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Hops grown by Ploetz were part of the boil and dry hopping for a Kolsch-style beer.
    — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Viewers will have to do a little channel hopping to watch all of the races.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Most can be done in your living room, as long as there’s a clear area for hopping and arm flinging.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2022
  • If staying put just isn’t your travel style, then island hopping is for you.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Leece Sims learned about the country from island hopping.
    — Zuri Primos june 21, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • Some of it ties back to the AAU culture of team-hopping.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • There's nothing quite like the feeling of hopping into a cozy bed after a long day.
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2022
  • Channel flipping has given way to app hopping.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • There was no need for bed-hopping in Rapallo, because the beds had long been hopped.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 24 June 2022
  • Indeed, sinkhole/portal hopping was pretty much the theme of the episode.
    — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Walkable cities make a good place for romps, Ramirez said, as many include bar hopping.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But that day, the males were spy-hopping, or poking their heads just far enough out of the water to reveal their steely eyes.
    — Liz Vaccariello, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2022
  • From there, pick a route through the streambed for another mile, rock hopping and scrambling over boulders.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • We’re told to watch for fire ants, will spy tiny hopping frogs and many tree branches contain some sort of colorful pet.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Now, if only the rest of us looked as fabulous and polished hopping off a 6-hour-plus flight.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2022
  • So, this full fash-un moment is quite the switch from poolside hottie to party-hopping honey.
    — Seventeen, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Most of the evening was spent in the company of friends, party-hopping and dancing at our favorite gay club.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
  • These are the best times to visit Australia for surfing, hiking, beach hopping, and more.
    — Sarah Reid, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2023
  • All in all, job hopping has proven to be a way for employees to compete with the increasing cost of living.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2022
  • And over the years, Reynolds’ songwriting has fueled that penchant for genre-hopping.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2022
  • While the fight plays out in the public eye, tenants are hotel-hopping or relying on the goodwill of friends.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
  • White feels especially classic while island hopping, at least for me.
    — Ariana Dickson, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026

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