How to Use hula in a Sentence

hula

noun
Definition of hulanext
  • The hula hoop got its start in the United States in the late 1950s.
    — Kirby Adams, USA TODAY, 24 June 2017
  • Then Zhuang took over to train us in the language of the hula hoop.
    — Zella Hanson | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 June 2022
  • How many times could the hula-hooper spin the lighter hoop in a minute?
    — Science Buddies, Scientific American, 11 July 2013
  • 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
  • This giant phone can chew gum and hula hoop at the same time.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • Shake eggs, bang on drums, twirl hula hoops or play with the world's biggest bubbles.
    — Courant Community, 12 June 2017
  • 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
  • Momo has a hula hoop in tow while Mina swivels a bowling ball in her palms.
    — Caitlin Kelley, Billboard, 14 Sep. 2017
  • Take two hula hoops and transform them with copper spray paint.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2023
  • But that didn’t keep her from doing the hula at her birthday party.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2019
  • Chamberland suggests that the best way to go about it is with a hula hoe, rake or weed whacker.
    — Aidan Wohl, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • This prompted Barry to call on his wife, Tina Mahina, who was a hula dancer.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Later, Lids took a keiki (kids) hula class, a highlight of our trip.
    — Annemarie Conte, Woman's Day, 1 Aug. 2018
  • All 50 rooms are stocked with hula hoops and jump ropes, and the lobby has board games, lawn games, and cruiser bicycles for guests to use.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
  • Watch a few hula hooping videos online so your child can see what kinds of tricks are possible, too.
    — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 10 July 2024
  • Set a timer and challenge everyone to keep their hula hoop going.
    — Catherine Holecko, Parents, 16 July 2024

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