bump into

Example Sentences

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When Los Angeles was bidding for the Olympics, Wasserman flew around the world so that he could bump into International Olympic Committee officials, according to people familiar with the situation.

From The Wall Street Journal

As the rain bumps into cold air, it will increasingly turn to sleet and snow across Wales and later on into parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and the West Midlands.

From BBC

Orion barked at Llewelyn to make sure he didn’t bump into anything.

From Literature

Because the delegations at each site are smaller, athletes from different countries necessarily bump into each other more often.

From Los Angeles Times

One day, about 10 months into the job, he bumped into a former teacher who was shocked to hear that he had quit studying.

From BBC