How to Use hula in a Sentence

hula

noun
Definition of hulanext
  • This giant phone can chew gum and hula hoop at the same time.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Momo has a hula hoop in tow while Mina swivels a bowling ball in her palms.
    — Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Now restored, it’s once again a gathering spot not only for movies but also for events, such as hula shows.
    — Jay Jones, chicagotribune.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Neighbors gathered at the coffee shop and brought butcher paper and paints for the children, hula hoops, and drums.
    — Susan Giampetroni, Philly.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Stick to child-friendly exercise equipment like balls and hula hoops, and don't worry about rules or structure.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, SELF, 12 Jan. 2018
  • There will be a water balloon contest, a pie-eating contest, a hula hoop contest, music, food trucks and a beer garden.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • The sticks are so easy to use, they can be applied in the middle of a rave or while hula-hooping in the park, which is probably where most people will end up wearing them.
    — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Their reward included the sight of a drone hula dancer shimmying her hips and a drone fisherman pulling a fish out of the water, among other images.
    — Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
  • Take the chill off with coffee and enjoy entertainment throughout the morning, including a photo booth, lawn games and a hot hula yoga to warm up.
    — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Kick off marathon morning by taking in a traditional Hawaiian blessing, hula dancers, and the sound of musicians blowing conch shells.
    — Laurel Leicht, SELF, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Near Tavernier, hand-less mannequins wearing Starbucks aprons and green hula skirts gesture to visitors that the coffee shop, too, is open.
    — Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 19 Oct. 2017
  • The debris removed from the school changed as crews worked their way deeper, from huge chunks of brick and concrete to pieces of wood that looked like remnants of desks and paneling to a load that contained a half dozen sparkly hula-hoops.
    — Time, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Then Zhuang took over to train us in the language of the hula hoop.
    — Zella Hanson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 June 2022
  • When the sender rolls a hula hoop across flat ground, the thrower tries to strike the hoop with a ball.
    — National Geographic, 23 July 2020
  • Donna and Steve picked up the hula hoops and swirled their hips.
    — Kate Silver, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The opening was small, about as wide as a kid’s-size hula hoop, which meant the throws had to be perfect.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 27 June 2022
  • Aloha Islanders take to the stage with drums, hula dancers and Samoan fire knife dancers.
    — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Kaho‘ano comes from a hula lineage, and so leis have a special place in her heart.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
  • The thinner, the better for the wooden planks so that nothing too heavy drags the hula hoops down.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Her matching mint-green calf-length dress flared out, thanks to a hula hoop hidden in the hem.
    — Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022
  • With courage, strength and the history of Hawai’i in every step of the hula dance, Ho’onani becomes the one the children all look up to.
    — NBC News, 27 May 2021
  • Others spin hula hoops, or leap through the air with a large teeter-totter.
    — Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 7 May 2018
  • Youngsters and the young at heart get the giggles shimmying through this hole that's about the size of a hula hoop.
    — Flip Putthoff, Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2021
  • In ancient Hawai'i, men were the first to dance hula, and the best dancers were even chosen to become warriors.
    — Kathleen Benoza, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Try to toss a hula hoop over the trunk of the 19-inch tall inflatable elephant, because why not?
    — Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2022
  • In a portrait by 10-year-old Alin, two girls sit on their heels, a hula hoop framing their faces.
    — CNN, 27 Sep. 2021
  • In the end, the hula dancers curbed their blood pressure to a greater degree — by about 3 points more, on average.
    — Amy Norton, chicagotribune.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • You were not allowed to dance hula or practice the culture.
    — Elyse Inamine, New York Times, 19 June 2023
  • With a few chunks of chicken, our 7-year-old son instantly taught him to roll over and jump through a hula hoop.
    — Michelle Madden, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Take two hula hoops and transform them with copper spray paint.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023

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