bumper
Example Sentences
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The pursuing agent presses a button, unlocking the device attached to their vehicle’s front bumper, and a net springs out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The device, known as the Grappler, was released from where it was installed on the front bumper of a sheriff’s vehicle and onto the fleeing suspect’s back tires.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
However it's also under huge pressure - from growing demands for services and benefits, bumper public sector pay deals and an ageing population.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
One image—frame 352 showing the figure caught mid-stride, said to be a female creature later dubbed “Patty”—was enshrined in pop culture across bumper stickers and on “The Simpsons.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Mackenzie drags my parents onto an entertainment pier—roller coasters, bumper cars—and although I try to go with them, I lag behind and can’t catch up.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
