bump

Example Sentences

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They last approved an increase in 2024, when the utility had requested a 13.6% bump for most customers and got 8%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

After having stocking issues in some regions earlier this year, Steam Deck is back on sale, with a big change in the form of 40%-plus price bump.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Workers with regular jobs did see a small bump up in pay.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Barely a day goes by where she doesn’t bump into former co-workers from the hospital — at the grocery store or the coffee shop or school pick-up.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

That was possibly what had cut his forehead, Rowan decided, pushing the soft pad of his thumb against the bump.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda