Sentence examples for bump from inspiring English sources

Sometimes they can result in three of the same letter butting up against each other (Schifffahrt, journey on a ship, which looks so wrong but isn't, and seeerfahren, skilled at navigating, which is what you'll need to be on a Schifffahrt, or else you might bump into a Seeelephant or, if you're very unlucky a Schneeeule).

You never know when you're going to bump into one".

Not only is Obamacare still the law of the land, but the law has actually gained a major bump in support since the shutdown stand-off.

A win for Chicago would be a bump to their playoff chances.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is enjoying a bump in the polls in New Hampshire as a result of his success in the Iowa caucuses.

Medical drama Red Band Society isn't rating well, but it's consistently the show with the biggest bump from DVR viewing, so it might stay on life support for the rest of the season.

He took to the Internet to slam Nascar last fall when officials instituted a last-minute rule at Talladega Superspeedway that limited drivers' ability to bump racecars in front of them.

Orsini is supposed to bump the count off so Cesare can conquer his fictional domain of Citta del Monte, but in the event he gets self-righteous and switches sides.

In short, for nearly a decade, the Irish did go mad before the bust brought them back to earth with a bone-shattering bump.

No. I've never had … knock on wood [searches for a bit of wood] … knock on something … I've never had a wreck but I kind of bump into things a lot.

Philip Cave, a retired navy judge advocate who now works on court martial cases as a civilian lawyer, said the hearing would be a "road bump on the way towards Manning's trial.