were loping
- past progressive of lope.
Example Sentences
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The trees around them rustled, and she had to squint to make sure no shadows were loping out toward them.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
Instead of attending to these really important duties we were loping madly about the hotel looking for Peasley.
From In Pastures New by Ade, George
They were loping along after her with an ugly yet very rapid gait, which they could keep up all day if necessary.
From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend
They were loping along at a fair speed.
From Arms and the Woman by MacGrath, Harold
In five minutes they were loping easily along the ditch, with sharp eyes for possible obstructions.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
