Sentence examples for instead of bumping from inspiring English sources

He credited his offensive linemen, instead of bumping them.

At the same time, Mr. Pataki could order the party lawyers to work with the court in keeping candidates on the ballot instead of bumping them off.

Mr. Ives ticked off the problems: a terribly slow start, a main character who doesn't really take charge until the middle, interesting secondary characters Twain seems to forget partway through, an ending that trails off instead of "bumping up" as it ought to.

When you're done, it sits out of the way instead of bumping into your chest.

But suppose that instead of bumping him off like Walter White in 'Breaking Bad' or ending ambiguously like 'The Sopranos,' the writers do something totally unexpected and let him live to the present day?

But, she added, attending to hearts and minds instead of bumps and bruises does not call for a drastically different mindset.

From what we can tell, it would be a lot like the Haunted Mansion, but delivering childhood thrills instead of bump-in-the-night chills.

So instead of just bumping this one spec and expecting it to sell itself, they built a whole photo system around the idea.

Instead of awkwardly bumping into your future spouse in the middle of a vintage record shop, you scream "Great rack!" at her while she's trying to get to Duane Reade for tampons.

Only Tony was drinking those tiny, dark bottles of Dragon Stout instead of doing bumps of cocaine with Joe Pesci.

Today, she says that if she had done a line instead of a bump, she might not be alive.