speed bump

Example Sentences

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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

Ms. Erivo’s new number, “No Place Like Home,” adds very little, and later on, “The Girl in the Bubble,” sung by Ms. Grande, is a narrative speed bump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

The upshot is that it may not be a smooth ride, but it seems likely that October was little more than a speed bump.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

U.S. stocks have hit another speed bump this week.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

It revved loudly as it went over the speed bump, and even from the verandah, I could see where the color had faded to a rusty orange.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie