speed bump

Example Sentences

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Chip stocks hit a speed bump late last week, and again on Monday, with the first meaningful downturn in the sector benchmark since late March.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Their steamroll hit a speed bump as they squandered opportunities in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

And unlike their trips down the skeleton run, their path to the altar hit a speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

See: November’s stock-market pullback could be a speed bump.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 30, 2025

As though he were some speed bump in my way?

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling