street hockey
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of street hockey
First recorded in 1960–65
Example Sentences
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“Very personal things. My roller skates from the 50s when I played street hockey in Brooklyn. I’m a pack rat and a collector. My restaurant was like my gallery, my museum.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Third place was a tie among street hockey, playground and “play with friends.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2022
For almost a decade, as he played thousands of hours of street hockey on in-line skates there, they carefully avoided the nets.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
Barbecues are set up on the street with food being handed out to hungry demonstrators, while people play street hockey to the sounds of dance music, honking horns and chants of "freedom".
From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2022
Eden is only four and sits on our front door's steps, looking on as John and I play a game of street hockey.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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