hump

Example Sentences

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INDIANAPOLIS—For 37 years, Michigan basketball just couldn’t get over the hump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I don’t know how you get over that hump.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2025

“If the labor market is weakening, households are more dependent on the entirety of their refund to get them over the hump and allow them to continue their spending patterns,” Martin said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

They were gifted the 12th hole by Schauffele who had attempted to chip over a hump on the green but only succeeded in knocking his ball off the putting surface.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

"There-" In front of them, only three or four yards away, was a rock-like hump where no rock should be.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding