BUMP in a Sentence
Learn BUMP from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
49 example sentences for BUMP, such as:
1. The cart bumped down the track.
2. She bumped her arm on the table.
3. In the dark I bumped into a chair.
4. I bumped my head into a low stone.
5. He bumped into his boss in the store.
2. She bumped her arm on the table.
3. In the dark I bumped into a chair.
4. I bumped my head into a low stone.
5. He bumped into his boss in the store.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of BUMP
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bump
v. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
v. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Classic Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
1 With a terrifying bump they were off the road, slanting with two wheels in the ditch, but instantly they were jerked back as the horses fled on.
2 The shavings flew right and left; till at last the plane-iron came bump against an indestructible knot.
3 The Judge, the Superintendent of Charities, the School Inspector, and Postmaster go out and bump up against the Sergeant in the doorway as the latter returns.
4 They bend over her hand at the same time and bump foreheads.
5 As they dashed down the street and bumped over the railroad tracks, Rhett applied the whip automatically.
6 Melanie sat shivering in the morning sunlight and covered her ears against the sickening series of thuds as the dead man's head bumped down the porch steps.
7 She was jarred out of her ecstasy as the bob-sled bumped up the steep road to the bluff where stood the cottages.
8 It bumped through the factory belt, gained speed.
9 Mr. Shimerda and Peter were on the front seat; Antonia and I sat in the straw behind and ate our lunch as we bumped along.
10 And, sure enough, after his head had been bumped a few more times against the boot of the conveyance, Chichikov found himself bowling over softer ground.
11 Denisov's horse swerved aside to avoid a pool in the track and bumped his rider's knee against a tree.
12 Dr. Craven started in actual alarm and Mrs. Medlock almost fell back because he had accidentally bumped against her.
13 Of course they bumped their heads smartly together, saw stars, and both came up flushed and laughing, without the ball, to resume their seats, wishing they had not left them.
14 He bumped his elbow against the door at the end and, hurrying down the staircase, walked quickly through the two corridors and out into the air.
15 If her heart would only stop bumping and drumming and cavorting.
Example Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1 The distributors will probably bump up the price of the software when the next version is released.
2 In the dim light he couldn't see clearly and ran bump into a tree.
3 Mind you don't bump your head on the low ceiling.
4 Have you ever found a small lump or a bump on your body?
5 This was on their backburner and not likely to get fixed anytime soon, and we were hoping to get some additional leverage to make them bump up the priority on their end.
6 The boat bumped against a solid object.
7 She bumped her arm on the table.
8 The jeep bumped along the dirt track.
9 The cart bumped down the track.
10 In the dark I bumped into a chair.
11 Guess who I bumped into on the way home.
12 She bumped her head in the doorway and swore loudly.
13 The reforms bumped many families off the state-provided healthcare list.
14 I bumped my head into a low stone.
15 He bumped into his boss in the store.