bumpiness
Example Sentences
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I heard his effort before I let myself name it: the repetition, the struggle, the bumpiness my father calls “disfluency.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
While that could bring with it some immediate bumpiness, the strategist’s recommendation is to view any volatility “through a technical lens” and to use stock dips as buying opportunities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The bumpiness starts with Ohtani, arguably the greatest player in baseball history and the first two-way threat since Babe Ruth pitched and played outfield more than a century ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
The lab has a machine to simulate the bumpiness of the back of a semitrailer, as well as one that mimics slamming into the walls of those trailers if the driver pumps the brakes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Tunings that are slightly off from the pure interval, however, will result in a combined wave that has an extra bumpiness in it.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
