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Synonyms
Examples of hop, skip, and jump in a Sentence
it looked like only a hop, skip, and jump on the map, but the drive took six hours
Recent Examples on the Web
With a hop, skip, and jump through the airport, we were quickly whisked away to Domes Novos Santorini, Domes Resorts’ newest property, freshly opened in April 2024.
—Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Cancun, Mexico Just a hop, skip, and jump from most major cities along the Eastern Seaboard, Cancun lies at the heart of the Mexican Caribbean.
—Judy Koutsky, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2023
Growing up in Miami, Florida, WDW was just a hop, skip, and jump away for my family to take weekend jaunts to the Magic Kingdom.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 10 July 2023
Check out this list of US destinations that may be a hop, skip, and jump away from you.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
The residence, which has had a makeover by design studio Bergman & Mar, is located on 101 Cleveland Street—just a hop, skip, and jump away from Dickens’ first home.
—Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of hop, skip, and jump was
in 1760
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“Hop, skip, and jump.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hop%2C%20skip%2C%20and%20jump. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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