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loped

  • past participle of lope.
  • past tense form of lope.

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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

As Ewing thanked the students, then loped across the court toward a television interview, he took a long, needed swig from a water bottle.

From Washington Post Jan. 25, 2023

Then we waited a few more minutes while our kids loped back and forth between the hoops, not really communicating, before taking our charges home.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2022

The risk did not pay off - Russell ran wide at the second corner on his first attempt, put a wheel on the painted pit-exit line and loped into a slow spin.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2022

He loped across the grass, easily outraced them all, and gobbled the ball up, sweeping it into his jaws with that huge tongue.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers