hiccups

Example Sentences

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“If we have any hiccups, we have contingency plans,” Ford’s Chief Operating Officer Kumar Galhotra told industry analysts last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Everything works well as long as there are no hiccups.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Instead, he expects hiccups along the way, elevated oil prices and U.S. inflation to stay higher for longer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

All the hiccups now blend together in his recollections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

My breath hiccups, knowing I don’t have to live my life on Sagan wondering if she was stuck in stasis another four hundred years.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera