lope
verb (used without object)
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
had loped
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past perfectof lope.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But by the time Holiday had sprinted to the basket, Wembanyama had loped over, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
On the drive, after Tania had pulled into a parking lot and Syngin had loped off in search of tea and crew members had adjusted the fritzing GoPro batteries, the couple delivered.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2019
The Rabbit had loped out of Missouri and across the Great Plains, hopped the Continental Divide and braved a terrifying snowstorm on an Idaho mountain pass.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2017
Ryan had loped through a mile in physical education class, but he dreamed of a career in baseball spikes, not racing flats.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2012
Gurgi, meantime, had clambered cautiously from the tree and had loped over to stand behind Taran.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
