long hop
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He could only laugh at his misfortune when he managed to toe-end a Axar's long hop to short fine leg.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
"For us to execute that right — Profar gets to it, gets it to Tatis and throws a very good long hop in where Victor can handle it and tag, and it just swings momentum."
From Fox News ● Jul. 7, 2021
“It was going to take a nice long hop for me, which it did. The grass grabbed it and it kind of faded away from me.”
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2014
It's a long hop from Wonderland to the trenches of the first world war, but in poetry all things are possible.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2012
Peter cut a long hop short right in the middle, to sit up with shining eyes.
From The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo)
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