bump in the night
Example Sentences
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Whatever you think about doing when you hear something go bump in the night, don’t.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
Talk about Halloween-ish things going bump in the night!
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023
Ghost stories often start with a bump in the night, a figure in a mirror, a disembodied voice whispering from the void.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2023
What goes bump in the night at this house?
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023
Suddenly, I find myself replaying every single one of the stories Grandma used to tell me—stories of gods who wove webs of deceit, and of monsters that went bump in the night.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
