bulge

Example Sentences

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After two days of underwhelming big bank earnings, Wall Street’s bulge bracket stepped up to the plate and hit a home run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

It already displays two prominent, sweeping arms that encircle a bright central bulge, stretching across about 30,000 light-years.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2025

"We expected the bulge of sand would erode quite rapidly but it has also moved elsewhere."

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

The immigrant bulge affected California less than the East Coast cities, but still clouds comparisons of state and local trends to the rest of the nation and may have muted gains the state has made.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Her hips were slender, but her legs and feet had thickened so that a bulge hung over her low shoes.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck