bump in the night
Example Sentences
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Horror podcasting isn’t just about the things that go bump in the night, but what those bumps sound like, and the images they conjure in a listener’s mind.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026
Talk about Halloween-ish things going bump in the night!
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
You’ll find things that go bump in the night but not much else underneath the doom and gloom.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023
What goes bump in the night at this house?
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023
I didn’t believe in ghosts or spirits or things that go bump in the night.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
