bump into

Example Sentences

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Barely a day goes by where she doesn’t bump into former co-workers from the hospital — at the grocery store or the coffee shop or school pick-up.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"You can come on the train at Leeds where you bump into people every second, and you get off the train here and there's nobody. There's just scenery."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"Our approach is like taking a wide-angle camera inside the ballroom. Now we can see how the dancers are pairing up and paying attention to one another, so they don't bump into each other."

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

But they are really holding out to bump into a certain fellow Filipina in Indio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Arturo skated backwards on the soles of his boots, looking over his shoulder as he moved to make sure he wasn’t about to bump into anyone.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez