Sentence examples for mere bump on from inspiring English sources
Mr. Bush's aides concede that this is not another mere bump on Mr. Bush's path to the Republican presidential nomination.
The little specimen, dubbed "Joe," was so young that its crest was a mere bump on its head.
Dr. Emlen noticed a tendency for weapons to start out small, like mere bumps of bone, and then to evolve to more ornate form.
Should social-emotional learning prove successful, in other words, it could generate a string of benefits that far exceeds a mere bump in test scores.
The final collapse delivered a mild Richter blow not unlike the mini-quake some New Yorkers might have felt earlier this year --a mere bump, in seismic terms.
Though Mr. Roarke became Mr. Montalbán's signature role, it was a mere bump in the timeline of a career that spanned decades, media and genres.
But Mr. Bush promised in his concession statement to campaign in all 50 states, dismissing New Hampshire as a mere "bump in the road".
Before the Celtics and the 76ers started the series, Philadelphia appeared to be a mere speed bump on the Celtics' way to the conference finals and perhaps a postseason rematch with the Miami Heat.
A Romney campaign video released earlier this month mocks the president's assertion that "there are always going to be bumps on the road to recovery," arguing that the 20 million Americans who have lost their jobs can't be dismissed as mere bumps in the road.
When future slip-ups occur, as they almost inevitably do, he said he would try to see them as mere speed bumps on the road to recovery.
