lumpy

Example Sentences

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Company executives have argued that bookings weren’t an accurate reflection of business momentum as they can be lumpy between quarters, and decided to forgo the metric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“This business can be lumpy and swing depending on customer grid hook-up timing, but that does not fully explain this drop-off,” William Blair’s Jed Dorsheimer told clients in a recent note.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Accountants try to match big, lumpy investments with the yearslong income they produce by pretending the spending is stretched out.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Under the shade of a nearby tree in Kakwanyang village, three women sit together pounding wild brown fruits with a hard, rough and lumpy exterior.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

At the hotel in Jerusalem, Liyana sat on the lumpy couch staring at her blue passport.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye