clump

Example Sentences

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If the crystals clump, they lose surface area needed to process more heme efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Make sure to stir the rice and milk so that the rice doesn’t clump up.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

The team spotted Poncho under a clump of brush and found Crosby asleep on the ground nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

When enough of these pebbles clump together, they can collapse under their own weight to form asteroid-sized rocks, which hoover up the material around them until they’ve grown into full-sized planets.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 16, 2025

A gap in the fog had given her a clear view: she’d seen the stream rushing past a clump of spruce, and a big dark boulder hunched beside them.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver