bump

Example Sentences

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“I wanted to get far away enough that I wouldn’t bump into anyone I knew and I would just sit and cry.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“A 5% bump, especially in the retail industry where margins are thin, is a big deal,” says Dmitry Mitrofanov, an assistant professor at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management and one of the paper’s authors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Investors can thank wealthy home-buyers for at least some of bump, the data suggest.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

So there’s been a bump in hiring — and not just for healthcare jobs — yet it’s taking longer for unemployed people to find work.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She swings her pack so it lightly bumps mine, and I bump hers back.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila