How to Use loop in a Sentence

loop

1 of 2 noun
  • The choose rule will be coming through the bus loop at Turn 9.
    Kelly Crandall, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • There are two main trail loops and one half-mile kids loop.
    Cora Hall, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That seemed to throw my family for a loop when the time came to buy me presents.
    Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Aug. 2023
  • This one isn't a loop, but like the Monon, this paved trail — the first for Beech Grove — has plenty to see along the way.
    Jen Guadarrama, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Image Like many trends, this one loops back around to its source.
    Adrienne Raphel, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The clever design doesn't snag on ropes and harness gear loops.
    WIRED, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This third loop is where the mileage really starts to break the players down.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 17 May 2023
  • The sleek aluminum case has a loop for attaching it to a keyring and a slider to push out the USB-A plug.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Riders sit face-to-face in each ax, which swing in 360-degree loops.
    Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2023
  • People hadn't even been up in planes, and there was this woman doing loops in the air.
    Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Felise added in the crash two victims were thrown from the inner loop to the outer loop of the beltway.
    Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
  • What to Consider The case has loops but does not come with a shoulder strap.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2023
  • That’s why Zillow’s 2024 Home Trend report threw us for a loop.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The $2,780 pants featured oversized detailing, from the belt loops to the pockets, and of course, the eye-catching fly.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Her bangs, on the other hand, were curled inwards and given a light loop at the ends for some height and texture.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The pond is surrounded by a paved, 1-mile loop trail lined with wooden fences and is part of the state’s network of bike paths.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • In May, Gaga once again threw her fans for a loop with a surprising beauty look.
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The first drop on this steel coaster is 171 feet, and then riders head into a series of loops.
    Forrest Brown, CNN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The inner loop was closed about 4:10 p.m. near the Georgetown Pike interchange.
    Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
  • Bikers can ride there, too, but many Detroiters love Belle Isle as a flat loop to ride fast.
    Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Point at keys hanging from my belt loop on a carabiner: [Keys/Open].
    Dan Musgrave, Longreads, 9 May 2023
  • It can only be transformed while moving through the closed loop of the water cycle.
    Cnn Com Wire Service, Orange County Register, 17 Apr. 2024
  • The ball is coated in a soft polyester material with a small finger loop to keep it from rolling out of your hand.
    Mary K. Tatum, Ms, Verywell Health, 5 July 2023
  • Although bulky, this medium-fast-action rod loads well and throws good loops.
    Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The toss wasn't a typical arching loop that most players launch into the stands, the lawsuit claimed.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Michigan weather radar Refresh this page to see the latest radar loop.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Two wall-size displays project a lone blue whale swimming an endless loop.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Most play tents have a tab with a hook and loop closure to hold them in place when folded down, since the tension of the poles will try to push them back into shape.
    Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Knappe said that for the smaller volume of liquids that landfills produce, this loop might work for now.
    Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
  • On the chaotic title track, over a frenzied synth loop and heavy drums, RiTchie offers a glimpse of his anxieties, as a barrage of voices open up and talk about him.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2024
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loop

2 of 2 verb
  • The road loops around the pond.
  • The batter looped a single to left field.
  • The necklace is long enough to loop twice around my neck.
  • He sat with his arms looped around his knees.
  • She looped a string around her finger.
  • The ball looped over the shortstop's head into left field for a single.
  • The batter hit a looping single to left field.
  • The quarterback looped a pass downfield.
  • Paved paths loop around the top half of the curving hunk of land.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The zebra’s rear right hoof was looped in a piece of rope.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Use the bracket to hang your art for the hanger or loop on the back.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • His method is to push down the barb below the flesh, loop the shoestring around the hook and yank fast.
    John Goodspeed, San Antonio Express-News, 24 June 2021
  • The bottom of the dress looped up at the bottom to become one with the sleeves and neckline.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 June 2023
  • While facing away from the anchor point, loop the band around one hip.
    Meredith Butulis, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Then loop your pony into a bun, and pin it in place, keeping some of the ends out.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2022
  • From there, the teams loop back to the Kuskokwim River and return to the finish in Bethel.
    Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • For low line, loop the bands around a couch leg, for example.
    Stephanie Emma Pfeffer, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Step 1: Get a tape measure and loop it around your waist at the smallest point.
    Men's Health, 17 May 2023
  • The finale’s going to loop back to the Sterling story, and kind of come back to it.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
  • To make: Wrap a 16-inch wreath form with burlap ribbon and loop a piece around the wreath form for hanging.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 Sep. 2022
  • One for you two to greet each other in the morning, and one to loop me in for our longer convos?
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
  • How: Sit on the edge of a chair and loop the middle of a resistance band around one ankle.
    WSJ, 21 May 2022
  • From the High Street to the ultra-luxe, loop yours through jeans and trousers or even over blazers and dresses.
    Henrik Lischke, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
  • But after a while, the bigger 8 would loop up and then take a few steps closer.
    Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Just loop the strap around your luggage handle, lift the bag by the scale handle, and watch the weight display across the LCD screen.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Her baby hairs were swooped and looped along her hairline.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 10 July 2023
  • To access the drive-thru, patrons will enter through the new driveway next to Karen’s, then loop around to the back of the restaurant.
    cleveland, 25 Aug. 2023
  • With a rope looped under his armpits, the firefighters pulled him free.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The plans also call for a pathway to loop around the tower, accessible from Sunset Boulevard on both sides of the building.
    Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Parts of the ropes were tangled in trees, looped around branches and underwater — all sorts of things that added to the challenge of following the ropes and bringing the case attached to them back to land.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024

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