Example Sentences

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The soundtrack is the whirring of jump-ropes and the whomp, whomp, whomp of fighters laying into heavy bags.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2015

The Flower Maidens are not the traditional temptresses, but a crowd of winsome girls in flower-print frocks, playing with jump-ropes and dolls.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2015