bunch up
Example Sentences
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“Earthquakes pop off around the state, and it’s a little bit like popcorn that they hit — sometimes they bunch up for reasons that we don’t understand,” said Susan Hough, seismologist for the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
Just like two lanes of traffic merging into one on a freeway forces cars to slow down, the conjoined section of the two microcombs forces the paired laser pulses to bunch up.
From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023
Reddick had to hold the front through the elevated, switchback left hand turn that saw the field bunch up and smash each other time after time on the restarts.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023
Interactions between the light and the electrons cause the electrons to bunch up and radiate in concert like a laser.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 22, 2023
Because everyone wants to be there, horses usually bunch up by the rail, so closely that hips and shoulders rub and stirrups clink off each other, making maneuvering difficult or impossible.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
