bumped

Example Sentences

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The unit distance problem was among his favorites: It originally came with a $300 bounty, which Erdős later bumped up to $500.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

It began when Verhoeven bumped into Briton Statham - a close ally of Saudi boxing powerbroker Turki Alalshikh - in Las Vegas in September 2024, during the Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez v Terence Crawford fight week.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Keys and Mulder said in their earlier study that reinsurance -- insurers themselves buying protection against risk -- has bumped up premiums as firms experienced a "climate epiphany."

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

If you bumped into Lemmy at the Rainbow, he’d still be like, “Let’s hang out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But perhaps I was a bit too eager, as I bumped into her more than a few times.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan