lumps

Example Sentences

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When Willy comes back from a quickly aborted road trip, he drives his car into an abandoned commercial garage, with pillars shedding tiles, gray lumps of detritus piled up, grimy windows letting in dim light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The candies themselves looked like tiny, dusty potatoes: irregular little lumps of sweet cream with bits of coconut rolled in cinnamon, dusty and warm-smelling, tucked into a plastic tray.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

He says that men should watch out for lumps, pain, discomfort or nipple inversion.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

"It will be a battle of attrition. In years gone by they've been known for chucking the ball about but they've got some big physical lumps in there now, so we'll relish that."

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

The lumps and burrows in the dirt were a reminder to all who walked by.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead