hiccup

Example Sentences

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His only other hiccup came in the third inning, when he hit Jason Matthews with a stray breaking ball on a full count.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Bayern coach Vincent Kompany put a positive spin on matters despite the late hiccup, saying "it shows character to see the game through".

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

During his 1981 to 1989 presidency, the S&P 500 had a rough start, plus a nasty hiccup in 1987, but went on to double in value.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

But that market hiccup was followed by more spending on AI and accelerating growth of AI tokens, or the pieces of information processed by AI models, Arya said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Jennifer and I showing up was barely a hiccup in their afternoon activities, and they were back to their usual summer fun.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English