Words similar to hoop

Example sentences for: hoop

How can you use “hoop” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

With his left hand Jordan almost imperceptibly held Jackson--this showed up on the television replay--and then dashed past him toward the hoop, taking a pass and launching himself for a two-handed dunk, hanging on the rim an extra second to make sure everyone knew who was in charge.
We pull back into space, and the spinning globe morphs into a basketball, the stars around it outlining a player and a hoop.
There is less passing to set up the open shot, more driving to the hoop and other forms of mano a mano confrontation.
Bradley's Hoop Schemes
Buchanan even uses the word "deterrence," though he doesn't use "Mutually Assured Destruction," "Bakelite," or "hula hoop."