lumps

Example Sentences

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I remember sitting in a wig salon in Richmond as the owner, Amy Holt, gently brushed though my tangled hair as it was falling out in large lumps.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The phrase “civil-military relations” lumps the last two into one category.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Mr. Dubonnet tapped the rocket casing, and lumps of unburned propellant and ash dropped out.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam