lumps

Example Sentences

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“When I take a bite, I chew through small lumps of egg, presumably scrambled by the hot butter,” she writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Stir the chocolate until it’s smooth with no lumps.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Under a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort to tackle anxieties over the supply of chemical fertilisers.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

Generally, people with the infection have painful lumps, blisters of swollen skin - but he had no obvious signs, with what looked like burns appearing on his foot only after it had taken hold.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Moss ran a hand over the lumps on his legs.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro