lumps

Example Sentences

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Then I realized for the first time that she had tumor lumps all over her body.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The discovery, combined with her fibrocystic breasts—a common, noncancerous condition that can cause lumps and cysts—meant that she needed a more comprehensive diagnostic exam to investigate the symptoms.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Thereafter Griphook joined them at the overcrowded table, although he refused to eat the same food, insisting, instead, on lumps of raw meat, roots, and various fungi.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling