lope
verb (used without object)
to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long, easy stride, as a person.
lopes
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present tense formof lope (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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In a wordless two-page spread, a dog lopes solemnly toward the pickle, trailed by a mournful earthworm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The NWS has warned that severe weather could return later this week as a storm lopes into the Great Lakes region over Friday and Saturday.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2024
His dog Obie, a hound mix, lopes ahead, stopping to shove his snout under intriguing rocks and logs.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
The dialogue lopes freely between English and Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2021
She swings her clip-on ponytail and lopes toward me with a wave.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
