How to Use bumpy in a Sentence
bumpy
adjective
- The road is very bumpy.
- The flight was very bumpy.
- The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.
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The result is a ride that feels smooth and bumpy in all the right places.
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Justin Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2021
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For most of us in post-vaxx life, going back to the world has been a bumpy ride.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
1 July 2021
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While his performances on offense have been bumpy the last four games, his mindset hasn’t changed.
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Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2025
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That position foreshadows a bumpy road still ahead for Democrats.
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Nicholas Fandos,
New York Times,
27 June 2021
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The city’s first experience with the system in a major election was bumpy.
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Time,
7 July 2021
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Johnson has had a bumpy public performance in combating the virus.
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Laura King,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2021
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CureVac’s road toward a Covid-19 vaccine has been bumpy.
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Denise Roland,
WSJ,
17 June 2021
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Grachos steered the museum through the pandemic, but his short tenure was somewhat bumpy.
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Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2021
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Patrick has some advice for those tempted by the thought of buying a house up here: don't expect any social buzz and be prepared for bumpy, tricky roads.
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Silvia Marchetti,
CNN,
21 June 2021
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Even though the bit ran for years, NBC never did give Conan a desk ramp for those painfully bumpy steps.
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Dan Snierson,
EW.com,
24 June 2021
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The return to the office may be bumpy and there is no perfect solution for this unprecedented challenge.
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Aram Lulla,
Forbes,
29 June 2021
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To say that the road towards a spatial computing future has been bumpy for Google is an understatement.
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Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The buggy was a very basic wooden set-up, and the bumpy dirt road meant some sore rear ends, but my kids enjoyed it, and the two guides who came along with us were excellent.
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Devorah Lev-Tov,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Dec. 2024
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Business executives must be ready for a bumpy ride throughout 2021, perhaps for several years.
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Sergei Anikin,
Forbes,
17 June 2021
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While last year's filing season was bumpy, the number of unprocessed returns as of mid-May was still more than double what was left over in 2020.
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Katie Lobosco,
CNN,
30 June 2021
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That, combined with the relatively low levels of volatility in markets lately, has left money managers cautioning there could be some bumpy stretches ahead for stocks.
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Joe Wallace,
WSJ,
25 June 2021
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But the year was a bumpy one, with dozens of games rescheduled as a result of Covid-19 related health protocols, leading to teams playing more games with tight turnarounds late in the season.
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New York Times,
30 June 2021
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The head coach has had a bumpy ride through the 2022 season.
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Jim Ingraham,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2022
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The Dow has been on a bit of a bumpy ride in the last two months.
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Q.ai - Make Genius Money Moves,
Forbes,
13 Apr. 2022
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Stocks are off to a bumpy start in the early days of 2024.
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Hardika Singh,
WSJ,
4 Jan. 2024
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Either way, the new episode is sure to lead us on quite the bumpy ride.
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Adrianna Freedman,
Good Housekeeping,
11 Nov. 2022
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The last few years have been bumpy ones for the coffee-store chain.
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Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2024
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Still, the jobs report signals a bumpy path ahead for the Fed.
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Rachel Siegel,
Washington Post,
6 Oct. 2023
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Zip-up hoodies have been on a bumpy ride in the past few decades.
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Isaiah Freeman-Schub,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2023
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Chinese stocks have had a bumpy ride over the last few weeks.
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Weilun Soon,
WSJ,
27 Dec. 2022
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But there are also signs that the road back to the Fed’s 2% goal could be long and bumpy.
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Craig Torres,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2022
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But there is going to be a long and bumpy road ahead of us.
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Edward Lee,
Bon Appétit,
5 Aug. 2021
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