hiccups
Example Sentences
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September was rocky in 2021 and 2022, but during the past few years, the index has managed to finish the month higher, despite some hiccups here and there.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Booking.com and sister brands like Priceline, Kayak and OpenTable are pouring hundreds of millions into AI tools to smooth out travel hiccups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
And that means the company can little afford continued hiccups with Starship, the successor to SpaceX’s tried and tested Falcon 9 rockets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
SpaceX will aspire the next time around to execute a launch, ascent, stage separation, boostback burn and landing burn of the booster offshore without hiccups.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
Guy’s fingers finally landed inside the boy’s ears, forcing the boy to giggle until he almost gave himself the hiccups.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
